What was the most unrealistic thing about the movie, The Martian ?

Number one on the list has to be the sandstorm. Winds in a sandstorm can get up to about 60 mph (97 kph). However, the air is so thin that it would feel like a 5 mph (8 kph) breeze. It could not…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [What was the most unrealistic thing about the movie, The Martian?]( Frank Norris, Author of "Colonizing Mars" and aerospace engineer • [Answered March 1]( [Number one on the list has to be the sandstorm. Winds in a sandstorm can get up to about 60 mph (97 kph). However, the air is so thin that it would feel like a 5 mph (8 kph... Read more » [Upvote] 128 [Comment] 9](   [What is the best rolling stones album for a newbie? I’m 15 and just started getting into metal and rock]( Eric Johnson, autodidact Music and History • [Answered February 13, 2021]( [If you don't have any background in them at all I'd suggest picking up the greatest hits "Rolled Gold" to begin to get familiar with their material. Now if you haven't been... 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