Description

This site keeps time at NASA's MSL Curiosity rover and calculates positional data of the Sun and Earth as observed at the landing site. It is basically laid out for large 16:9 monitors, however, tables can be closed or elements be removed to accomodate smaller screen sizes. This site is not designed for mobile devices.

A Little Help

At page load the Time tables are opened while the Data tables are closed. Click on each [+] to open a table. In "Local Times" click on "Azm (x)" to add and remove azimuthes of rise and set times.

The analog clock is displayed by default. Click on "clock (x)" in the Martian Time table to toggle on and off.

The default time is LMST. Click on "LMST" at the top of the analog clock to change definitions.

By default, Time on Mars is shown in martian time. Click on "Time on Mars" to switch to Earth time. Click again to return.

The menu buttons toggle various functions. "clock" toggles the analog clock on and off, "gallery" opens and closes the image gallery, "zone" toggles through martian time definitions, "news" toggles through NASA news headlines.

Click on the "news" menu button to browse Curiosity, Breaking News, Solar System and Universe RSS news feeds provided online by NASA. News are displayed by default. Click anywhere on the news to remove the frame. Click again on the news menu button to display.

Click on the "weather" menu button to open. Click anywhere on the weather station to remove the frame. Click again on the weather menu button to display.

Open the tables Seasonal Data, Sun Data, Earth Data or Astronomy at the right and click on "Open" next to Star chart:". Star charts are centered on sidereal time, Sun and Earth, respectively, all as observed on the landing site.

By default, the image gallery is hidden. Click on the rover camera image at the footer of the page to toggle the gallery on and off. Use the mouse wheel to browse through the images.

Click on "Explore" at the right of the header to open a menu showing thumbnail images from which to select. A selected image is opened in a separate window.

Click on "Backgrounds" at the right of the header to open a menu showing thumbnail images from which to select various background images. The first on the list is the default at page load.

Click on the counter icon at the right of the header to toggle the access counter on and off.

Click on the Android icon at the right of the header to toggle the introductions on and off.

Move and hold the mouse over a term in the left column of a time or data table to view explanations.

Click anywhere in Help or again on the HELP icon to close this frame.