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Yea, same reaction, I had to double check it's true. Damn, we're getting old.

Well it's been nearly 11 months in Martian time... :)

But Mars takes 1.88 earth years to make one orbit. So, 6 earth months is closer to 3/12 of a Martian year.

Only 4 and a bit months since its first flight though, when it was all over the news.