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Ask HN: How to die on Mars and how likely is that?

1 pointsby maremmanoabout 4 years ago
I was flying over the surface of Mars a few seconds ago (1) and I realized that every single crater on the planet&#x27;s crust, even the smallest one, is the result of an impact that is certainly lethal to a human being.<p>So I wondered if anyone had calculated the probability of being killed by a meterorite on the Mars surface and also from other, not mundane, causes that are not so probable on earth.<p>(1) https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mars26.com&#x2F;#heading=26.877708648601967&amp;latitude=-22.833890054814468&amp;longitude=-97.93565486593555&amp;tilt=76.82362603168555&amp;zoom=10.59641038177955

3 comments

RazvanSabout 4 years ago
What you see there is the result of impacts over many&#x2F;many years. A human lifespan is just a blip on that scale. And Mars surface is huge compared to that of a human.<p>So chances are slim-to-none.
martyvisabout 4 years ago
We have had a number of rovers there for a number of years. Certainly I haven&#x27;t heard of them being hit. I can&#x27;t see why there would be a concern of meteorites on Mars
msvajgerabout 4 years ago
Negligible, compared to the odds of you dying from suffocation, dehydration, starvation, hypothermia, radiation...