{"id":8481,"date":"2021-10-20T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1370488"},"modified":"2021-10-20T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:30:13","slug":"hey-space-nerd-heres-what-mars-sounds-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8481","title":{"rendered":"Hey, space nerd! Here\u2019s what Mars sounds like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve long known what Mars looks like, but the Perseverance rover is finally teaching us how it sounds.<\/p>\n<p>The buggy shared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-s-mars-perseverance-rover-provides-front-row-seat-to-landing-first-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">first audio of the Martian surface<\/a>&nbsp;in February and has gone on to record five hours of <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/mars2020\/multimedia\/audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the planet\u2019s sounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/topic\/nasa\">NASA<\/a> this week released an array of audible delights captured by the six-wheeled spacecraft. <\/p>\n<p>The sounds of gusting winds, rattling wheels, and whirring motors provide a new perspective on Mars. They also play key a role in Perseverance\u2019s science mission.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures the Sounds of Mars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHenFGnixzU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Perseverance is equipped with two microphones, both of which are off-the-shelf devices. One sits on the buggy\u2019s chassis and listens to the wheels and internal systems of the rover.&nbsp;The other mic is attached to the spacecraft\u2019s mast.<\/p>\n<p>As Perseverance\u2019s laser instrument shoots rocks and studies the resulting plasma, the mast mic records the zaps.<\/p>\n<p>The mic\u2019s position allows it to monitor minute shifts in air that offer insights into the Martian atmosphere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370490 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09.png\" alt=\"Perseverance's mast microphone complements the SuperCam laser instrument\" width=\"1484\" height=\"836\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1484px) 100vw, 1484px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09.png 1484w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-280x158.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-1200x675.png 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/what-mars-sounds-like-audio-captured-by-nasa-perseverance-rover#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fwhat-mars-sounds-like-audio-captured-by-nasa-perseverance-rover%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The mast microphone complements the SuperCam laser instrument. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\" data-title=\"Share The mast microphone complements the SuperCam laser instrument. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The mast microphone complements the SuperCam laser instrument. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>The mast microphone complements the SuperCam laser instrument. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370490\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09.png\" alt=\"Perseverance's mast microphone complements the SuperCam laser instrument\" width=\"1484\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09.png 1484w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-280x158.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-479x270.png 479w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.08.09-1200x675.png 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The mast mic is also providing clues about how sound propagates on the planet. Some scientists were surprised when it picked up<span>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/news\/8941\/nasas-perseverance-captures-video-audio-of-fourth-ingenuity-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ingenuity helicopter\u2019s buzzing rotors<\/a><span>, because high-pitched sounds are hard to hear through Mars\u2019 thin atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSound on Mars carries much farther than we thought,\u2019 said Nina Lanza, a SuperCam scientist, in a statement. \u201cIt shows you just how important it is to do field science.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370489 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33.png\" alt=\"The Perseverance rover's microphones are similar to these off-the-shelf devices.\" width=\"1482\" height=\"832\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1482px) 100vw, 1482px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33.png 1482w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-280x157.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-796x447.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-1200x675.png 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/what-mars-sounds-like-audio-captured-by-nasa-perseverance-rover#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fneural%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fwhat-mars-sounds-like-audio-captured-by-nasa-perseverance-rover%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Perseverance\u2019s microphones are similar to these off-the-shelf devices. Credit: DPA\" data-title=\"Share Perseverance\u2019s microphones are similar to these off-the-shelf devices. Credit: DPA on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Perseverance\u2019s microphones are similar to these off-the-shelf devices. Credit: DPA on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Perseverance\u2019s microphones are similar to these off-the-shelf devices. Credit: DPA<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370489\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33.png\" alt=\"The Perseverance rover's microphones are similar to these off-the-shelf devices.\" width=\"1482\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33.png 1482w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-280x157.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-796x447.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-11.00.33-1200x675.png 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>As well as supporting scientists, the recordings can give us all new ways to experience the red planet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Greetings Humanoids! 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