Choosing Mars Time: Analysis of the Mars Exploration Rover Experience

Authors

Deborah S. Bass
Roxana C. Wales
Valerie L. Shalin, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2005

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission's management decision to work on Mars time and the implications of that decision on the tactical surface operations process as personnel planned activities and created a new command load for work on each Martian sol. The paper also looks at tools that supported the complexities of Mars time operations, and makes some comparisons between Earth and Mars time scheduling.

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Presented at the IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, March 5-12, 2005.

Repository Citation

Bass, D. S., Wales, R. C., & Shalin, V. L. (2005). Choosing Mars Time: Analysis of the Mars Exploration Rover Experience. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 4174-4185.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/psychology/476

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2005.1559722