The sounds are of exceptional quality. It is hard to believe that we will be able to scientifically analyze the first sounds ever recorded on the surface of Mars, said scientist Naomi Murdoch.
NASA is a rover Perseverance sent Mars and started receiving the first data recorded by his device from him a few days ago SuperCam. Among these first data is also an extraordinary recording of the sound of the surface, which is exactly as we all imagined it. Definitely different from the sound we are used to on Earth.
Click play to play the audio!
Rover Perseverance analyzes the geological structure of Mars in five different ways, which will help scientists choose rocks from which the rover will later take samples to search for microbial life, or evidence of the existence of life. The rover will also experimentally test the production of oxygen from the Martian atmosphere in preparation for future crews of the mission.
You're looking at the real deal images I used to make my pinpoint landing. This is how I quickly got my bearings and picked the safest target in the last three minutes before touchdown. How it works: https://t.co/Q1dBl8ZH8x pic.twitter.com/HK6uuKbLcQ
— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASPersevere) March 11, 2021
Photo: NASA
Perseverance has a similar design to its predecessor, the Curiosity rover, but is vastly upgraded. It has seven primary instruments, 19 cameras and two microphones. The rover also houses the Ingenuity, or Ginny, mini-helicopter, which will be the first test flight of another flying object on another planet.
🔊 You're listening to the first audio recordings of laser strikes on Mars. These rhythmic tapping sounds heard by the microphone on my SuperCam instrument have different intensities that can help my team figure out the structure of the rocks around me. https://t.co/nfWyOyfhNy
— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASPersevere) March 10, 2021
