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		astroflask on July 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mars images rendered in 4K [video] Totally agree that "The Martian" would never happen in real life. Still, as other have pointed out, there are dust devils and "strong" winds.

nabla9 on July 21, 2020 [–]

"strong" is called a breeze.

Strongest martian storm can have wind speeds up to 100 km/h. Because low air density, the force of the wind would be equal to "Fresh breeze" in Beaufort Wind Scale. (8.5-10.5 m/s) "Small trees sway, waves break on inland waters."

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