detailed would be great, thanks (:
A solar sail is made of completely reflective material in a circle 10 km in radius.? Since:? S 1000 W/m??at earth , and Mars is 1.5?× further from the sun , then:?S 1000 ? 1.5???444 W/m??at Mars??due to the (1 ? r???) relationship. ?For a completely reflective sail , where:?? c????3 ×10^8 m/sec ???Pressure 2S ? c? ? 2(444) ? (3 ×10^8)? ? 3 ×10^(-?6) N/m? ?and?Force Pressure × Area [3 ×10^(-?6) N/m???] ? [?π ? (10 ×10? m)???] ??????????????? 931 N??force on the sail
Yes. I know this from experience. Despite the fact that the fog juice said it wouldn't set off smoke alarms it did. What a night that was!
