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    The document analyzes scientific situations and science fiction situations presented in the movie "The Martian". It discusses several scenarios from the film, evaluating which are scientifically accurate based on current NASA knowledge and which have not been proven. These include using human waste for fertilizer, creating water from hydrogen and oxygen, communicating with the Pathfinder probe, habitat explosions in depressurized environments, and the plausibility of aspects of Mark Watney's journey home from Mars. Radiation exposure and intense storms are identified as issues ignored by the film that would be problematic according to NASA models.

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    The document analyzes scientific situations and science fiction situations presented in the movie "The Martian". It discusses several scenarios from the film, evaluating which are scientifically accurate based on current NASA knowledge and which have not been proven. These include using human waste for fertilizer, creating water from hydrogen and oxygen, communicating with the Pathfinder probe, habitat explosions in depressurized environments, and the plausibility of aspects of Mark Watney's journey home from Mars. Radiation exposure and intense storms are identified as issues ignored by the film that would be problematic according to NASA models.

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    The document analyzes scientific situations and science fiction situations presented in the movie "The Martian". It discusses several scenarios from the film, evaluating which are scientifically accurate based on current NASA knowledge and which have not been proven. These include using human waste for fertilizer, creating water from hydrogen and oxygen, communicating with the Pathfinder probe, habitat explosions in depressurized environments, and the plausibility of aspects of Mark Watney's journey home from Mars. Radiation exposure and intense storms are identified as issues ignored by the film that would be problematic according to NASA models.

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    Esteban Aleman Manzanilla

    Mr. Andres Calzada

    03-April-2017

    Colegio San Patricio

    The Martian

    “The Martian”

    Science Situations:

    Fertilizing crops with the own defecation of the human. This has been proven to

    work, but still many scientists do not approve since it may not have the sufficient

    nutrients.

    Uses chemistry to create water to make the plants grow. This happens thanks to

    the mixture of hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms which create water.

    The communication between Nasa and Mark Watney. According to the movie

    Mark Communicates with an old Pathfinder that he turns on and send messages

    using a Hexadecimal alphabet.

    The HAB explosion. The Habitat were mark lived exploded after their was a

    puncture in the depressurized cabin so with this the pressure will no be able to

    stabilize causing an explosion to happen.

    The planning. Part of the movie is based on on timelines of how are they going

    to get him this… in how much time… etc. This part the movie gets it correct sice

    the dates and times the movie gives are actually true.
    Science Fiction Situations:

    Soil in Mars. According to NASA the soil in Mars could be used for farming, but

    this has not yet been proven by NASA.

    How Mark leaves Mars. It shows that the spaceship were Mark travels out of Mars

    has no windows using math and science it is possible just that it has never been

    proven.

    The takeoff itself by Mark. The takeoff from mars many studies have actually

    managed to hypothesize that leaving Mars is one of the main problems for

    NASA right now, so how did the others ARES missions managed to return to Earth

    including Mark’s crew.

    Fiction Situations:

    The storm that hits Mark Watney. According to Nasa the density of Mars

    atmosphere is 1% as it is from the Earth so a 100 mph Earth storm would be

    impossible in Mars due to the Atmosphere.

    Radiation is another subject that in The Martian is not present, since Mark spends

    most of the time in just a spacesuit and according to NASA spacesuits contain

    radiation levels and in the Martian this was never shown.

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