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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
by 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 agoI meant extreme temperature.
- newnewpdro 7y agoAre you saying the wind storm that stranded Whatney in The Martian was inaccurate? So much for that book being well researched...
- CamperBob2 7y agoSupposedly that's about the only technical liberty they took. The rest is said to be pretty realistic.
- ygra 7y agoIt's been noted again and again. The author also has stated multiple times that this was a deliberate inaccuracy for story purposes.