Friday, October 22, 2021

Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover

Amazing stuff!

"... the mission has recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels crunching over gravel, and motors whirring as the spacecraft moves its arm ...
The microphone also allows for research on how sound propagates on Mars. Because the planet’s atmosphere is much less dense than Earth’s, scientists knew higher-pitched sounds in particular would be hard to hear. ..."

Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet.



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