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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Wed Mar 10, 2021, 01:17 PM Mar 2021

NASA's Perseverance: First Acoustic Recording of Laser Shots on Mars

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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
@NASAPersevere
🔊 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.

First Acoustic Recording of Laser Shots on Mars
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https://t.co/nfWyOyfhNy?amp=1