The Martian Movie

The movie included the effects of Mars reduced gravity compared to Earth's.

• True, Mar's gravity isn't that different from Earth's, they showed it pretty accurately

• False, they made no attempt to include Mar's smaller gravitational attraction.

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The movie showed an accurate portrayal of how Mars travelers will have to make water once they land.

• True, the splitting of hydrazine from rocket fuel into hydrogen and combining with cabin oxygen is how it will be done.

• False, since the movie was made, our Mars landers have found abundant water ice just under the surface. While we were planning to do it like they showed, we will dig up the ice and melt it for our water.

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The movie shows an accurate example of how Martian windstorms will impact humans on Mars.

• True, the wind storms produce up to 100 mile per hour winds which produce planet enveloping dust storms.

• False, the atmosphere on Mars is very thin, so that the force of the hurricane speed winds will produce no more force than a mild 15 mile per hour wind on Earth.

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What is the name of the movie?

• The Martian

• Alone on Mars

• Objective Mars

• Next step : Mars

What happened to Watney's crops in the HAB after the breach in the airlock?

• they all died

• they sprouted new leaves

• they caught on fire

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We will be able to grow our own food on Mars, just like the movie shows.

• True, NASA has been using simulated Martian soil growing all kinds of plant in labs for over a decade at Ames Research Center north of us in Mountain View. The only variable not modeled in these tests is the lower gravity of Mars.

• False, there is no organic content in Martian soil for the plants to feast upon. The soil is also very sharp edged, which would damage any root system the plants produce.

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The part of the movie showing the Astronaut launching from Mars is done correctly.

• True, NASA has preliminary plans to use a methane fueled rocket to launch soil samples into orbit for a return trip to Earth. They got the details as correct as we currently know.

• False, this notion is rediculous. It will take a much larger and more complex vehicle that this to get off Mars.

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What is the plot of the movie?

• The colonization of Mars

• The building of a base on Mars

• The survival of a man on Mars

• The crash of a rocket on Mars

How does he create farmable soil?

• He uses dirt coming from Mars, add some Earth soil and wait.

• He uses dirt coming from Earth and creates waters it.

• He uses Martian soil, add Earth soil to get good bacteria in it, then fertilizes it with a mix of human feces.

• he is not able to create farmable soil.

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What is the name of the main character?

• Mark Watney

• Vinny Cardone

• John Cena

• Chris O'Donnell