The Martian isn't scientifically accurate, though it's closer than a lot of other stuff. The entire plot device of the storm at the beginning, needed to give a

The Martian isn't scientifically accurate, though it's closer than a lot of other stuff. The entire plot device of the storm at the beginning, needed to give a reason for Watney to be abandoned on Mars, was total hogwash: Mars doesn't have an atmosphere thick enough for that. Some other things were questionable too, like the rescue at the end. Personally, I'd like to see some more movies that really are scientifically accurate, about things in space near the Earth, perhaps one set on the Moon showing a colony there used for asteroid mining and ore refining.