Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris
Christopher Sean Hilton
(17 Oct 2016 00:00 UTC)
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Kurt Feltenberger
(17 Oct 2016 01:15 UTC)
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Kurt Feltenberger
(17 Oct 2016 01:16 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris
Bruce Johnson
(17 Oct 2016 05:22 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris
Richard Aiken
(17 Oct 2016 06:09 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris
Richard Aiken
(17 Oct 2016 06:27 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris
Tim
(17 Oct 2016 13:12 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris Tim (17 Oct 2016 13:08 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris
Tim
(17 Oct 2016 12:34 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Atmospheric pressure at the bottom of Valles Marineris Tim 17 Oct 2016 13:08 UTC
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 02:09:57AM -0400, Richard Aiken wrote: > I discovered that a low sea level temp helps *tremendously.* Assuming a > "sea level" atmospheric pressure of 0.01 and a desired atmospheric pressure > of 0.90 atmospheres . . . > > A temp of 0 C requires 146,000 meters (`91 miles) deep. 40 km (25 mi) depth should suffice for that. The calculator is probably using an approximation that works well for aeronautics, but fails very badly when applied to conditions outside its assumptions. However, it is true that low temperatures reduce the required depths for a given ratio of pressure. - Tim