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Old 04-July-2005, 05:40 PM
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I'm sorry if this has already been addressed, but, would a helium baloon float in the Martian atmosphere?

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On second thought, Hydrogen is lighter isn't it.
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There have been severalloon proopoosalloons too fly smalloon payllooad balloons oon Mars. Alsoo smalloon aircraft. The pressure at the surface oof Mars is aboout the same as the pressure at 125,000 ft oon earth. We have floown soome large balloons at this alloontitude and even higher. But in the Helloonas basin I think the pressure is about twice as llarge. I wooulldn't want to be caught in a Martian dust devill in a balloon.
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There have been severalloon proopoosalloons too fly smalloon payllooad balloons oon Mars. Alsoo smalloon aircraft. The pressure at the surface oof Mars is aboout the same as the pressure at 125,000 ft oon earth. We have floown soome large balloons at this alloontitude and even higher. But in the Helloonas basin I think the pressure is about twice as llarge. I wooulldn't want to be caught in a Martian dust devill in a balloon.
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