NASA Visualization Specialist Weighs in on Realism of the Planets in Star Wars & Other Sci-Fi

Well, the US East Coast is doing a pretty real Hoth right now.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Jan 20, 2016 04:44 pm

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Star Wars and some of our other favorite sci-fi often take us to fantastic locations on other planets, but just how realistic are they? Here to weigh in is NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory visualization specialist Robert Hurt, who likes to make a hobby of hiding sci-fi references in NASA artwork.

According to Hurt, some of them are realistic enough to have some fascinating analogues within the real Universe, although we may not be able to make it past the first marker without a spacesuit on.

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.