Mars pool waves rise 1.6x higher, so cannonballs make bigger, slower splashes
IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-04
Using an idealized wave model, Owen Lewis works out what a Martian swimming pool would look like: with Mars gravity at 38% of Earth's, waves stand about 1.6x taller and travel at 0.6x the speed. A cannonball jump would send the splash higher and let it fall back more slowly — bigger splashes on Mars.
Commenter Igor Carron, who says he has worked in simulated Martian gravity, notes the difference is barely noticeable in practice.
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