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As long as the contents don't mind being in vacuum, a mylar bag will last a long time just sitting in a field on Mars. No not much 02 to oxidize things, not eve
by blamestross 4y ago
As long as the contents don't mind being in vacuum, a mylar bag will last a long time just sitting in a field on Mars. No not much 02 to oxidize things, not even enough air for wind to cause dust abrasion. As much as I love "The Martian", once you get there and pay the prices of setting up shop it is likely to be very stable. Daily and seasonal thermal shock will be the primary force of erosion.
Dead planets are nice that way.
- ncmncm 4y agoBut, abundant ionizing UV radiation. And perchlorate dust. So, maybe not so nice.
- blamestross 4y agoI started to write a "A cardboard box" but then thought of UV and switched to mylar. Doing some research I can't find much direct discussion of perchlorate and mylar, but they do ship it in mylar bags.