Kalmomi: Lokaci na asali wanda aka gina kalandar sune ranar hasken rana na Mars (wani lokacin ana kiranta sol) da kuma shekara ta equinox na Mars, wanda ya ɗan bambanta da shekarar wurare masu zafi. Sol yana da minti 39 da dakika 35.244 fiye da ranar hasken rana ta duniya da kuma shekara ta equinox na Mars yana da tsawon 668.5907 sols (wanda ya dace da kwanaki 686.86 a Duniya). Saboda haka, ƙididdigar ƙididdigar ƙididdiga ta rarraba shekaru shida 669-sol da shekaru hudu 668-sol ga kowane shekarun Mars. Na farko (har yanzu ana kiransu shekaru masu tsalle-tsalle duk da cewa sun fi na kowa fiye da shekarun da ba su da tsalle-tsalle) sune shekarun da ba su da daidaituwa (ba ma rarraba su da 2) ko kuma suna rarraba ta hanyar samar da 10, 6,686 sols a kowace shekaru goma (68.66). Tambaya: Wane irin rana ne a cikin yanayi daban-daban?
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