Originally Posted by
subego 
I heard it mentioned the author really ****ed up some science, but did it too early on to fix it once he made the mistake.
Apparently, there's so little air pressure on Mars, 200 mph winds feel about the same as a light breeze. You only get insane dust storms because the dust is so fine.
Yep, I've heard that too. Just highlights how hard it is to make hard sci-fi. Great book full of science, but it's entire premise is built upon a sham.
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