diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index 2a6841d..96a2429 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -1131,33 +1131,46 @@ fn handle_atmosphere(
     mut settings: ResMut<Settings>,
     q_atmosphere: Query<(&Position, Option<&LinearVelocity>, &HasAtmosphere)>,
     mut q_actor: Query<
-        (&Position, &mut LinearVelocity, Option<&mut HitPoints>, Option<&PlayerCamera>),
+        (
+            &Position,
+            &mut LinearVelocity,
+            &Transform,
+            &Mass,
+            Option<&mut HitPoints>,
+            Option<&PlayerCamera>,
+        ),
         (With<ExperiencesAtmosphere>, Without<HasAtmosphere>),
     >,
 ) {
     let dt = time.delta_seconds() as f64;
     let mut reset_player_gauges = true;
 
-    for (pos, mut v, mut hp, player) in &mut q_actor {
+    for (pos, mut v, trans, mass, mut hp, player) in &mut q_actor {
         for (atmo_pos, atmo_v, atmo) in &q_atmosphere {
             let distance = atmo_pos.distance(pos.0);
             if distance < atmo.r_outer {
-                // height is between 0.0 (collides with planet) and 1.0 (outside of atmosphere)
-                let height = if distance < atmo.r_inner {
-                    0.0
-                } else {
-                    (distance - atmo.r_inner) / (atmo.r_outer - atmo.r_inner)
-                };
+                let density = nature::jupiter_altitude_to_density(distance);
+                let pressure = nature::jupiter_altitude_to_pressure(distance);
+                let drag_coef = nature::DRAG_COEFFICIENT_SPHERE;
+                let radius = trans.scale.x as f64;
+                let area = PI * radius * radius;
 
                 let dv = if let Some(atmo_v) = atmo_v {
                     v.0 - atmo_v.0
                 } else {
                     v.0
                 };
-                let friction = dv * (1.0 - height).powf(16.0) * dt * 10.0;
-                v.0 -= friction;
 
-                let pressure = nature::jupiter_altitude_to_pressure(distance);
+                let drag_accel;
+                if dv == DVec3::ZERO {
+                    drag_accel = DVec3::ZERO;
+                } else {
+                    let speed = dv.length();
+                    let drag_force = nature::drag_force(density, speed, area, drag_coef);
+                    drag_accel = -dv.normalize() * (drag_force / mass.0 * dt).clamp(0.0, speed);
+                    v.0 += drag_accel;
+                }
+
                 if let Some(ref mut hp) = hp {
                     if pressure > 1000.0 {
                         hp.damage += f32::INFINITY; // better luck next time
@@ -1166,9 +1179,9 @@ fn handle_atmosphere(
                 }
 
                 if player.is_some() {
-                    let density = nature::jupiter_altitude_to_density(distance);
                     settings.atmo_pressure = Some(pressure);
                     settings.atmo_altitude = Some(distance - nature::JUPITER_RADIUS);
+                    settings.atmo_drag = Some(drag_accel.length());
                     settings.atmo_density = Some(density);
                     reset_player_gauges = false;
                 }
@@ -1190,5 +1203,6 @@ fn handle_atmosphere(
         settings.atmo_pressure = None;
         settings.atmo_altitude = None;
         settings.atmo_density = None;
+        settings.atmo_drag = None;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/hud.rs b/src/hud.rs
index e16411d..05fd000 100644
--- a/src/hud.rs
+++ b/src/hud.rs
@@ -880,11 +880,14 @@ fn update_speedometer(
             if let Some(val) = settings.atmo_altitude {
                 atmo += format!("alt: {}m\n", nature::readable_si(val)).as_str();
             }
+            if let Some(val) = settings.atmo_pressure {
+                atmo += format!("p: {}bar\n", nature::readable_si(val as f64)).as_str();
+            }
             if let Some(val) = settings.atmo_density {
                 atmo += format!("dens: {}g/m³\n", nature::readable_si(val*1000.0)).as_str();
             }
-            if let Some(val) = settings.atmo_pressure {
-                atmo += format!("p: {}bar\n", nature::readable_si(val as f64)).as_str();
+            if let Some(val) = settings.atmo_drag {
+                atmo += format!("drag: {}m/s²\n", nature::readable_si(val)).as_str();
             }
             speed_text.sections[0].value = atmo;
 
diff --git a/src/nature.rs b/src/nature.rs
index 57e9298..652f3d6 100644
--- a/src/nature.rs
+++ b/src/nature.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ pub const EARTH_MASS: f64 = 5.972168e24;
 
 pub const JUPITER_ATMO_HEIGHT: f64 = 1_000_000.0;
 
+pub const DRAG_COEFFICIENT_SPHERE: f64 = 0.47; // at Reynolds number 10e4
+
 // Arbitrary offset to time epoch, to generate more interesting orbital arrangements:
 pub const ORBIT_TIME_OFFSET: f64 = 614533234154.0;
 
@@ -329,3 +331,7 @@ pub fn jupiter_altitude_to_density(altitude: f64) -> f64 {
     }
     return 25000.0 / (1.0 + (0.00000580528 * x + 361.44394).exp());
 }
+
+pub fn drag_force(density: f64, speed: f64, area: f64, drag_coefficient: f64) -> f64 {
+    return 0.5 * density * speed * speed * area * drag_coefficient;
+}
diff --git a/src/var.rs b/src/var.rs
index 4b48bf7..47d7a01 100644
--- a/src/var.rs
+++ b/src/var.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub atmo_pressure: Option<f64>,
     pub atmo_density: Option<f64>,
     pub atmo_altitude: Option<f64>,
+    pub atmo_drag: Option<f64>,
     pub font_size_hud: f32,
     pub font_size_fps: f32,
     pub font_size_conversations: f32,
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
             atmo_pressure: None,
             atmo_density: None,
             atmo_altitude: None,
+            atmo_drag: None,
             font_size_hud: 24.0,
             font_size_fps: 14.0,
             font_size_conversations: 32.0,