"The Science in The Martian Isn’t Perfect, But That’s OK" Topic

"I'm pretty excited about the upcoming release of The Martian—a movie based on the novel by Andy Weir. In short, it's a story about an astronaut stranded on Mars. This is, of course, science fiction (as we have had no humans on Mars). In general, science fiction means there could be some science in there but it is surely fictional (there could be debate about different movies that call themselves "science fiction").

Now let's jump to this post from The Guardian in which some inaccuracies of The Martian plot are discussed. These include:

Astronauts wouldn't really walk on Mars with a lower gravitational field. They would probably hop like on the moon.
Dust storms on the surface of Mars wouldn't be so damaging since the atmospheric density is so low.
Everyone would die of cancer due to excessive radiation.
Yes, there are some problems with the plot.

What is the goal of science fiction?…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Just keep whispering to yourself = "its only a movie, its only a movie, its only a movie" ……
regards
Russ Dunaway

(Smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Well a movie about a dude slowly dying of starvation/ dehydration on a big red dust ball where little to nothing happens would just suck. Hence Fiction :)