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What was the only flammable object in the Martian?
Hydrogen is extraordinarily flammable, and Watney moves to one of the rovers, parked outside the Hab, to figure out how to dissipate this flammable substance from his living space without setting it on fire.
What does Sol mean in the movie Martian?
One solar day
Keeping time on Mars One solar day on Mars, called a “sol,” is about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day, according to the Planetary Society. Watney measures the time he spends stranded on Mars not in days but in “sols,” which is how NASA keeps track of time on Mars in real life.
How does Mark Watney make water on Mars?
In “The Martian,” Damon’s character, astronaut Mark Watney, produces water by burning leftover rocket fuel and extracts the hydrogen from the resulting chemical reaction. They must water their potatoes and keep track of how much water they administer and how often.
How did the Perseverance rover make oxygen on Mars?
The Perseverance rover has created a breath of fresh air on Mars. An experimental device on the NASA rover split carbon dioxide molecules into their component parts. This created enough breathable oxygen to sustain a person for about 10 minutes. Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is the primary gas in the atmosphere on Mars.
How does Watney make water on Mars?
How did Mark Watney survive on Mars?
When astronaut Mark Watney is accidentally stranded on Mars, he must find a way to survive until NASA can send a rescue mission. Obviously, it’s more than a little difficult to just send a ship to the red planet, so Watney has to find a way to survive on the barren rock for the long term.
What caused Mark Watney’s bruised body at the end of Martian?
Near the end of The Martian movie we see Mark Watney shirtless, and his body appears to be bruised. What is the cause of these marks? I thought it might be from scurvy or some other malnutrition. When Mark takes the suit off in the ship at the very end of the movie everybody complains about his body odour.
Why can’t you grow anything on Mars?
Fertilizing Mars. Research suggests Martian soil has some of the nutrients plants need to grow and survive (see “Plants’ Nutrients,” right). But because of Mars’s extremely cold conditions, plants such as Watney’s potatoes would need to grow inside a controlled environment, such as his Hab.
Will NASA ever send a ship to Mars?
NASA needs to send a ship to Mars, and they need to do it quick. The problem is that launching anything from Earth takes a long time and isn’t guaranteed to work. The Hermes is currently returning from Mars, however, so there’s no risk of it exploding during launch.