What are some ideas for naming months?
If we kept the same number of months on Mars as on Earth, it would be natural to keep the same names as well. Even some of the calendars that have more than twelve months keep the familiar Roman names and add to them. An advantage to keeping the same names is that we would automatically know that Martian April occurs in the spring, just as it does on Earth. Of course, April (or any other month) would hardly ever occur on Earth and Mars simultaneously, and it would be confusing if someone on Earth said to a Martian settler, “I’ll see you in July.” Whose July? Earth’s or Mars’? Some 24-month calendars use the Roman names twice, one after another, with some way of distinguishing between the two.
