# How does Mars Move-In use the real Mars?

> Each colony sits at real coordinates on Mars. The map's daylight, night lights and shadow direction follow the actual local time and sun position at that spot, and the planet view turns once every 24 hours 37 minutes like Mars does.

## Real places

Jezero Crater (18.4°N, 77.6°E) is open now. Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris, Hellas Basin and Utopia Planitia follow, each at its real location, and each opens when the previous colony is 75% settled.

## Mars time and light

A Martian day (a sol) lasts 24 hours 39 minutes. We compute Jezero's local solar time with NASA's Mars24 method, so when the colony clock says it's night, it really is night in Jezero.

## The made-up parts

The colony, its habitats, rovers and residents are fiction. Nobody can own land on Mars.

## Key points

- Real coordinates
- Real local Mars time
- Shadows follow the Martian sun
- The colony itself is fiction

## Common questions

### Why is it dark when I visit?

It's night in Jezero. Come back in a few hours, or watch the lights come on.

Source: https://marsmovein.com/guide/real-mars-time-and-colonies