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Mars24 for Mac

Sunclock of Mars, displays orbital positions, and more.

Free
In English
Version 8.1.0
4.9
Based on 3 user rates

Mars24 overview

Mars24 is a Java-based application which displays a Mars "sunclock", a graphical representation of Mars showing the current sun- and night sides of Mars, along with a numerical readout of the time in a 24-hour format. Other displays include a plot showing the relative orbital positions of Mars and Earth and a diagram showing the position of Sun and Earth for a given location on Mars.

What’s new in version 8.1.0

Version 8.1.0:
Added:
  • Planned NASA's Perseverance (aka, Mars 2020) landing site and mission clock.
  • Planned ESA/Roscosmos's ExoMars 2022 landing site. (Note: Mission previously listed as ExoMars 2020.)
Library updates:
  • Apache pdfbox to v. 2.0.18
  • Pdfbox-graphics to v. 0.23
  • Slf4j to v. 1.7.30
  • GISSmap to v. 2.5.0
Bugfix:
  • Logger exception if saving display image as PDF
  • Seeming app hang if saving display image as PS
Other:
  • Code de-linting and minor optimizations
  • Notarized in order to pass new Gatekeeper security test

Mars24 for Mac

Free
In English
Version 8.1.0
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4.9

(6 Reviews of Mars24)

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Guest
Guest
Nov 15 2004
5.2.3
4.8
Nov 15 2004
4.8
Version: 5.2.3
Doesn't launch on OS X 10.3.6.
Guest
Guest
Feb 21 2004
5.2
4.8
Feb 21 2004
4.8
Version: 5.2
I can see my house!
Guest
Guest
Jan 13 2004
5.1.2
4.8
Jan 13 2004
4.8
Version: 5.1.2
Cool! It seems that some people at NASA are using Macs! Nice little program - it's fun to see where all the different mars probes landed - and view all the different projections.. Check it out.
Guest
Guest
Oct 31 2003
5.1
0.0
Oct 31 2003
0.0
Version: 5.1
Useful for planning your next Martian vacation. You tax dollars at work! (Actually, I like this app.)
Guest
Guest
Aug 5 2003
5.0.2
4.8
Aug 5 2003
4.8
Version: 5.0.2
Nice, fun and free :-)
Guest
Guest
Feb 21 2004
4.8
Feb 21 2004
4.8
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 31 2003
5.0
Oct 31 2003
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Aug 1 2003
5.0
Aug 1 2003
5.0
Version: null