[Renfrew]

“Mars is subjected to wind storms with wind speeds of 400 mph for weeks at a time. “

But Mars’ atmosphere is 1% as dense as the Earth’s so those winds have the force of a 4 mph breeze.

That was the biggest error in the Martian movie. The wind on Mars would have no effect on their spacecraft beyond a light coating of dust.

[jmacusa]

Thanks for the info. A lot has changed since my days of high school science.

[lepton]

But Mars’ atmosphere is 1% as dense as the Earth’s so those winds have the force of a 4 mph breeze.

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Unless it gets some of that sand up to the 400 mph.