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I don't think you'll need hard exterior on Mars. Instead you need protection from extreme weather.

• NickNameNick 7y ago
  You don't even need that. Mars' atmosphere is very thin. Windspeeds can be extreme but there is so little mass being moved that the generated forces are pretty minimal.
  • iamcreasy 7y ago
    I meant extreme temperature.
  • newnewpdro 7y ago
    Are you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate? So much for that book being well researched...
    • CamperBob2 7y ago
      Supposedly that's about the only technical liberty they took. The rest is said to be pretty realistic.
    • ygra 7y ago
      It's been noted again and again. The author also has stated multiple times that this was a deliberate inaccuracy for story purposes.