diff --git a/toxics/mars.go b/toxics/mars.go
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+package toxics
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/v2/stream"
+)
+
+// The MarsToxic simulates the communication delay to Mars based on current orbital positions.
+// There are more accurate orbital models, but this is a simple approximation.
+// 
+// Further possibilities here:
+//   * drop packets entirely during solar conjunction
+//   * corrupt frames in the liminal period before/after conjunction
+//   * buffering through the disk (maybe a FIFO, idk) would model data in flight better
+//
+// We could to the hard block but we're kind of at the wrong layer to do corruption.
+type MarsToxic struct {
+	// Optional additional latency in milliseconds
+	ExtraLatency int64 `json:"extra_latency"`
+	// Rate in KB/s (0 means unlimited)
+	Rate int64 `json:"rate"`
+	// Reference time for testing, if zero current time is used
+	ReferenceTime time.Time `json:"-"`
+	// Speed of light in km/s (defaults to 299792.458 if 0) It's (probably?)
+	// obvious you won't want to change this. It's useful for testing.
+	SpeedOfLight float64 `json:"speed_of_light"`
+}
+
+// Since we're buffering for several minutes, we need a large buffer.
+// Maybe this should really be unbounded... this is actually a kind of awkward thing to model without
+// a, you know, hundred million kilometre long buffer of functionally infinite
+// capacity connecting the two points.
+func (t *MarsToxic) GetBufferSize() int {
+	return 1024 * 1024
+}
+
+// This is accurate to within a something like 1-2%, and probably not
+// hundreds/thousands of years away from 2000.
+// This is a simple sinusoidal approximation; a real calculation would require
+// quite a lot more doing (which could be fun, but...)
+func (t *MarsToxic) Delay() time.Duration {
+	// Constants for Mars distance calculation
+	minDistance := 54.6e6    // km at opposition
+	maxDistance := 401.0e6   // km at conjunction
+	meanDistance := (maxDistance + minDistance) / 2
+	amplitude := (maxDistance - minDistance) / 2
+	synodicPeriod := 779.96  // More precise synodic period in days
+	
+	// Calculate days since Jan 1, 2000
+	// July 27, 2018 was a recent opposition, which was day 6763 since Jan 1, 2000
+	baseDate := time.Date(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	var daysSince2000 float64
+	if !t.ReferenceTime.IsZero() {
+		daysSince2000 = t.ReferenceTime.Sub(baseDate).Hours() / 24
+	} else {
+		daysSince2000 = time.Since(baseDate).Hours() / 24
+	}
+	
+	// Calculate phase based on synodic period
+	phase := 2 * math.Pi * math.Mod(daysSince2000-6763, synodicPeriod) / synodicPeriod
+	
+	// Calculate current distance in kilometers
+	distanceKm := meanDistance - amplitude*math.Cos(phase)
+	
+	// Speed of light is exactly 299,792.458 km/s by default
+	speedOfLight := t.SpeedOfLight
+	if speedOfLight <= 0 {
+		speedOfLight = 299792.458 // km/s
+	}
+	
+	// One-way time = distance / speed of light
+	// Convert to milliseconds
+	delayMs := int64((distanceKm / speedOfLight) * 1000)
+	
+	// Add any extra latency specified
+	delayMs += t.ExtraLatency
+	
+	return time.Duration(delayMs) * time.Millisecond
+}
+
+func (t *MarsToxic) Pipe(stub *ToxicStub) {
+	logger := log.With().
+		Str("component", "MarsToxic").
+		Str("method", "Pipe").
+		Str("toxic_type", "mars").
+		Str("addr", fmt.Sprintf("%p", t)).
+		Logger()
+
+	var sleep time.Duration = 0
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-stub.Interrupt:
+			logger.Trace().Msg("MarsToxic was interrupted")
+			return
+		case c := <-stub.Input:
+			if c == nil {
+				stub.Close()
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Set timestamp when we receive the chunk
+			if c.Timestamp.IsZero() {
+				c.Timestamp = time.Now()
+			}
+
+			// Calculate Mars delay once for this chunk
+			marsDelay := t.Delay()
+
+			// Calculate bandwidth delay if rate is set
+			if t.Rate > 0 {
+				bytesPerSecond := t.Rate * 1024
+				
+				// If chunk is too large, split it
+				if int64(len(c.Data)) > bytesPerSecond/10 { // 100ms worth of data
+					bytesPerInterval := bytesPerSecond/10 // bytes per 100ms
+					remainingData := c.Data
+					chunkStart := c.Timestamp
+					
+					// First, wait for Mars delay
+					select {
+					case <-time.After(marsDelay):
+					case <-stub.Interrupt:
+						return
+					}
+					
+					for len(remainingData) > 0 {
+						chunkSize := int(bytesPerInterval)
+						if chunkSize > len(remainingData) {
+								chunkSize = len(remainingData)
+						}
+						
+						chunk := &stream.StreamChunk{
+								Data:      remainingData[:chunkSize],
+								Timestamp: chunkStart,
+						}
+						
+						select {
+						case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+							chunkStart = chunkStart.Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+							stub.Output <- chunk
+							remainingData = remainingData[chunkSize:]
+						case <-stub.Interrupt:
+							logger.Trace().Msg("MarsToxic was interrupted during writing data")
+							return
+						}
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+				
+				// For small chunks, calculate bandwidth delay
+				sleep = time.Duration(float64(len(c.Data)) / float64(bytesPerSecond) * float64(time.Second))
+			}
+
+			// Apply both Mars delay and bandwidth delay
+			totalDelay := marsDelay
+			if sleep > 0 {
+				totalDelay += sleep
+			}
+
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(totalDelay):
+				c.Timestamp = c.Timestamp.Add(totalDelay)
+				stub.Output <- c
+			case <-stub.Interrupt:
+				logger.Trace().Msg("MarsToxic was interrupted during writing data")
+				err := stub.WriteOutput(c, 5*time.Second)
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Could not write last packets after interrupt")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	Register("mars", new(MarsToxic))
+} 
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diff --git a/toxics/mars_test.go b/toxics/mars_test.go
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+package toxics_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/v2/toxics"
+	"github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy/v2/stream"
+)
+
+func TestMarsDelayCalculation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		date     time.Time
+		expected time.Duration
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "At Opposition (Closest)",
+			date:     time.Date(2018, 7, 27, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expected: 182 * time.Second, // ~3 minutes at closest approach
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "At Conjunction (Farthest)",
+			date:     time.Date(2019, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), // ~400 days after opposition
+			expected: 1337 * time.Second, // ~22.3 minutes at farthest point
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			marsToxic := &toxics.MarsToxic{
+				ReferenceTime: tt.date,
+			}
+			
+			delay := marsToxic.Delay()
+			tolerance := time.Duration(float64(tt.expected) * 0.04) // 4% tolerance
+			if diff := delay - tt.expected; diff < -tolerance || diff > tolerance {
+				t.Errorf("Expected delay of %v (±%v), got %v (%.1f%% difference)", 
+					tt.expected, 
+					tolerance, 
+					delay,
+					float64(diff) / float64(tt.expected) * 100,
+				)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarsExtraLatencyCalculation(t *testing.T) {
+	marsToxic := &toxics.MarsToxic{
+		ReferenceTime: time.Date(2018, 7, 27, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		ExtraLatency:  60000, // Add 1 minute
+	}
+
+	expected := 242 * time.Second // ~4 minutes (3 min base + 1 min extra)
+	delay := marsToxic.Delay()
+	
+	tolerance := time.Duration(float64(expected) * 0.04) // 4% tolerance
+	if diff := delay - expected; diff < -tolerance || diff > tolerance {
+		t.Errorf("Expected delay of %v (±%v), got %v (%.1f%% difference)", 
+			expected, 
+			tolerance, 
+			delay,
+			float64(diff) / float64(expected) * 100,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarsBandwidth(t *testing.T) {
+	marsToxic := &toxics.MarsToxic{
+		ReferenceTime: time.Date(2018, 7, 27, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), // At opposition
+		Rate:         100, // 100 KB/s
+		SpeedOfLight: 299792.458 * 1000, // 1000x normal speed for faster testing
+	}
+
+	input := make(chan *stream.StreamChunk)
+	output := make(chan *stream.StreamChunk)
+	stub := toxics.NewToxicStub(input, output)
+	done := make(chan bool)
+
+	go func() {
+		marsToxic.Pipe(stub)
+		done <- true
+	}()
+
+	// Send 50KB of data
+	dataSize := 50 * 1024 // 50KB
+	
+	// At 100 KB/s, 50KB should take exactly 0.5 seconds
+	// Expected timing:
+	// - Bandwidth delay: 500ms (50KB at 100KB/s)
+	// - Mars delay: ~182ms (at opposition, with 1000x speed of light)
+	expectedDelay := 500*time.Millisecond + time.Duration(float64(182*time.Second)/1000)
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	
+	testData := make([]byte, dataSize)
+	for i := range testData {
+		testData[i] = byte(i % 256) // Fill with recognizable pattern
+	}
+	
+	select {
+	case input <- &stream.StreamChunk{
+		Data: testData,
+	}:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Timeout while sending data")
+	}
+
+	// Collect all chunks
+	var receivedData []byte
+	timeout := time.After(5 * time.Second)
+	
+	for len(receivedData) < dataSize {
+		select {
+		case chunk := <-output:
+			receivedData = append(receivedData, chunk.Data...)
+		case <-timeout:
+			t.Fatalf("Timeout while receiving data. Got %d of %d bytes", len(receivedData), dataSize)
+		}
+	}
+
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	// Should take at least 0.5 seconds (50KB at 100KB/s) plus reduced Mars delay
+	tolerance := time.Duration(float64(expectedDelay) * 0.04) // 4% tolerance for timing
+
+	if elapsed < expectedDelay-tolerance || elapsed > expectedDelay+tolerance {
+		t.Errorf("Expected total delay of %v (±%v), got %v", expectedDelay, tolerance, elapsed)
+	}
+
+	if len(receivedData) != dataSize {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d bytes, got %d", dataSize, len(receivedData))
+	}
+
+	// Verify data integrity
+	for i := range receivedData {
+		if receivedData[i] != byte(i%256) {
+			t.Errorf("Data corruption at byte %d: expected %d, got %d", i, byte(i%256), receivedData[i])
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	close(input)
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Timeout waiting for toxic to finish")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarsSpeedOfLight(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test with 1000x speed of light to reduce delays
+	marsToxic := &toxics.MarsToxic{
+		ReferenceTime: time.Date(2018, 7, 27, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), // At opposition
+		SpeedOfLight: 299792.458 * 1000, // 1000x normal speed
+	}
+
+	delay := marsToxic.Delay()
+	expected := time.Duration(float64(182*time.Second) / 1000) // ~182ms (normal 182s / 1000)
+	
+	tolerance := time.Duration(float64(expected) * 0.04) // 4% tolerance
+	if diff := delay - expected; diff < -tolerance || diff > tolerance {
+		t.Errorf("Expected delay of %v (±%v), got %v (%.1f%% difference)", 
+			expected, 
+			tolerance, 
+			delay,
+			float64(diff) / float64(expected) * 100,
+		)
+	}
+}
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