Name: What time is it on Mars?
Uploaded: 2017-02-03T16:06:45Z
Duration: 13 min 38 s
Description: Nagin Cox is a first-generation Martian. As a spacecraft engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cox works on the team that manages the United States' rovers on Mars. But working a 9-to-5 on another planet -- whose day is 40 minutes longer than Earth's -- has particular, often comical challenges.

Nagin Cox is a first-generation Martian. As a spacecraft engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cox works on the team that manages the United States' rovers on Mars. But working a 9-to-5 on another planet -- whose day is 40 minutes longer than Earth's -- has particular, often comical challenges.

Nagin Cox: What time is it on Mars?

What time is it on Mars?

NASA engineers adopt 'Martian' watches and a unique lexicon ('tosol' for today on Mars) to navigate the challenges of interplanetary work.

Living on Mars time, a team's terrestrial routine shifts nightly by 40 minutes, a stark reminder of our future as a multi-planetary species.

Adjusting to Mars' 24h 40m days, NASA teams shift Earth schedules, syncing with rovers to maximize interplanetary productivity.