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I'm curious if the density of the Martian atmosphere is sufficient to transmit sound that we could hear inside a helmet, and at what level. Obviously a fixable

by toss1 5y ago

I'm curious if the density of the Martian atmosphere is sufficient to transmit sound that we could hear inside a helmet, and at what level. Obviously a fixable problem with an external microphone hooked up to the helmet earphones, but I wonder abt natural sounds, wind noise, etc. Could be pretty cool to hear things directly. Any astro-audiologists out there?

ttul 5y ago
According to NASA [1], high pitched sounds would be attenuated, but you’d still hear low rumblings. [1] https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/ https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/
- toss1 5y ago
  Cool! Thanks!