Still Waters Posted March 11, 2021 #1 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Nasa's Perseverance Mars rover listens to its rock-zapping laser So, now we know what a laser sounds like on another world. The US space agency's Perseverance rover has deployed its SuperCam instrument on Mars for the first time. This high-intensity light probe can identify rocks at a distance. It's a technique that was also employed by Nasa's previous rover, Curiosity. But Perseverance has some enhancements, including a microphone that allows us to actually hear the laser at work. This isn't just some nice-to-have feature, a gimmick for PR purposes, but provides extra information that is useful to scientists. The sound of the laser hitting rocks reveals knowledge such as the hardness of the targets being investigated. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56354383 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted March 11, 2021 #2 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I know I'm being a little weird here, but I want this new Mars rover to have a speaker so that I and others can shout.. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted March 11, 2021 #3 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The wind was both eerily beautiful and haunting - yet familiar despite it being millions of miles away on a distant, rocky world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl.Of.Trumps Posted March 11, 2021 #4 Share Posted March 11, 2021 When you listen and realize that there is not a a live entity around for 150 million miles, it is both eerie and breathtaking I got that same sensation when I saw the photo of the rover parachuting down,, taken from the orbiter, 400 miles away. eerie. very eerie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted March 12, 2021 #5 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Earl.Of.Trumps said: When you listen and realize that there is not a a live entity around for 150 million miles, it is both eerie and breathtaking That we know of. ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted March 12, 2021 #6 Share Posted March 12, 2021 That will be my new white noise for sleep lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted March 18, 2021 #7 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Latest sounds of its' squeaky suspension: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 18, 2021 #8 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Perseverance Captures the Sounds of Driving on Mars https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8892/another-first-perseverance-captures-the-sounds-of-driving-on-mars/ 90secs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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