P3_4 Elysium: Where'd the Atmosphere Go?

Authors

  • H. W. Buttery
  • C. J. Middleton
  • C. D.Y. Moore
  • R. H. Peck

Abstract

This paper determines whether the Elysium space station, from the 2013 film Elysium[1], could maintain an atmosphere. We found that Elysium, with a radius of 20 km[2], would not hold onto its atmosphere unless high wind speeds (183 ms^-1, 324 ms^-1, and 443 ms^-1; for the atmospheric rotations tested) are to be endured by its inhabitants.

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Published

14-11-2016

How to Cite

Buttery, H. W., Middleton, C. J., Moore, C. D., & Peck, R. H. (2016). P3_4 Elysium: Where’d the Atmosphere Go?. Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/875

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

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