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Mars is also windy, and microphones can be made to be very sensitive. Plus, there might be some interest in hearing the dust from one of the common dust storms
by waterlesscloud 14y ago
Mars is also windy, and microphones can be made to be very sensitive. Plus, there might be some interest in hearing the dust from one of the common dust storms hitting the rover.
Not a high priority in terms of data, but potentially interesting nonetheless.
- brudgers 14y agoIt appears that NASA already sent a microphone to Mars. And you can listen to it: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/lidar/microphone/mic_found.html http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/lidar/microphone/mic_found.ht... [Edit] Never mind, Mars Polar Lander crashed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Polar_Lander#Communications_loss http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Polar_Lander#Communication...
- InclinedPlane 14y agoNASA sent microphones to Mars twice, but neither were used due to technical reasons (one because the vehicle crashed).