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Mk1fish t1_jadp6n9 wrote

I always questioned why nobody changed the time and date system along with the metric system.

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fucktrutin t1_jadwr6e wrote

It's NOW, just like it is everywhere.

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Bubbagumpredditor t1_jae1oct wrote

Make it Greenwich mean time on the whole moon and be done. Time zones don't make much sense when the days are 2 weeks long.

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Darnitol1 t1_jaeogp9 wrote

There are a few mentions of how time is kept on the moon in "Artemis" by Andy Weir. He does his research pretty well and is a pretty comprehensive researcher, so his ideas are probably worth consideration.

One way time is kept is through the use of "Earth Time," which is the time on Earth. Most residents of Artemis, the city on the moon where the story takes place, keep track of Earth Time so they can stay in sync with the rest of the world.

There is also a "Lunar Standard Time," which is a time zone that is based on the location of Artemis on the moon. This time zone is used by people who work in the moon's tourism industry and by some of the government officials on the moon.

Finally, there are also references to the use of "mission elapsed time" (MET), which is a system used by astronauts to keep track of the time since the start of a mission. This system is used by some characters in the book who work for the lunar mining company.

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