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To: WENDLE

Mars gravity is .38 that of Earth.


40 posted on 09/29/2015 1:59:35 PM PDT by PLMerite ("The issue is never the issue. The issue is the Revolution.")
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To: PLMerite
Mars gravity is .38 that of Earth.

Yes. And I can't tell if, in the movie, it ever uses that fact to Watney's advantage. I'm going to guess that it's inferred. He does a lot of work in an EVA suit and rarely breaks a sweat.

98 posted on 10/24/2015 11:00:42 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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