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Originally posted by SuperDanman
No atmosphere on mars should mean flags don't wave in the wind.
If you guys remember the opening scenes of Independance Day, they did the same thing - as the aliens passed the moom, the deep ambiant noise of their inter-galaticary space engines many the theater speakers roar and the sand on the moon shake - meanwhile, sound and pressure have to travel through some kind of medium, and there's not a lot of that in space.
ehhe... sorry... got carried away there.
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Mars does have an atmosphere. It is very thin (approximately 1% of the density of Earth's atmosphere at sea level), but it is there.
On the Mars Pathfinder experiment in 1997, the lander included a set of "wind socks" - little flags that were mounted on a thin post that fluttered in the wind. Their movements were measured and used to determine the wind velocity at the surface of Mars. So, yes, you can have flags fluttering in the wind on Mars.
As for the animation, it is very impressive. The only comments I would make are definitely in the realm of "tweaks." The lab setup in the beginning, as the robot is coming together, is way too clean. The walls, bench surfaces, cabinet doors, etc are all absolutely pristine. They should be smudged up a bit - add some weathering and texture and signs of a little abuse to them. In the Mars scence, as noted above, you can have flags waving in the Martian breeze. However, the flag is waving way too violently. If the flag is flapping that fast, then you would have a major sand storm blowing around it as well - one so strong that you probably wouldn't be able to see anything else. The rest of the animation is great!
-dave