GoForPapaPalpy

GoForPapaPalpy t1_j6mtx4l wrote

No worries! As did I at some point in my life. So if you watch “The Martian” with Matt Damon - great movie, awesome book - the whole concept of the dust storm pushing the escape vehicle over and blowing a radar dish into Mark Watney is complete BS. Andy Weir tried to keep most things true to the science / believable, but I think I’ve read somewhere that he regretted that whole part because it is just not what Martian Wind is capable of doing.

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GoForPapaPalpy t1_j6mruzo wrote

The Martian Atmosphere is incredibly sparse / low pressure. Even the fastest wind on Mars wouldn’t be able to move much besides dust. There’s just not enough molecules of atmosphere to enact significant force into anything of substance.

This is part of the reason why the Ingenuity drone’s blades have such a high revolution rate.

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