"...While I'm standing still"(panel 8, page 17, chapter 4).
In space, time is lost. If a person were to sit on Mars, like Dr. Manhattan, they wouldn't be able to keep track of human time. They would be lost in their imaginings, memories, the past, and the future. Dr. Manhattan is experiencing just that. Moore is showing that although Manhattan now outwardly considers human kind disposable, he still does have a connection with them. For example, he constructed a huge fortress that was inspired by watch pieces and gears. Time is relative, and even though Manhattan is no longer experiencing man kinds time, he is still obsessed with it.
what does Manhattan do while on Mars that suggests the importance of time to him and its connection to humanity?
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