Close-up image of the Ma'az rock target on Mars, 6 centimeters across. The texture of the Martian surface is visible. This area was zapped 30 times by the Perseverance rover's SuperCam laser, and the resulting sounds were recorded. Ma'az means Mars in the Navajo language.

Astronomy Picture from 13/03/2021

SuperCam Target on Ma'az

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Perseverance Rover Sounds from Mars Sounds recorded on Mars from NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover. The rover has Entry Descent and Landing (EDL) microphones aboard as well as a microphone on its SuperCam instrument. The microphone on Supe

#ScienceRules "Listen to the muted #soundsofMars, courtesy of me.
I carry two microphones that capture the hums of my instruments and the wind. The #Martianatmosphere is about 1% as dense as Earth’s, which affects the volume, speed, and quality of those sounds." -- #NASA's #Perseverance Mars Rover

A ground-level view of the InSight Lander's SEIS seismometer on the Martian surface. The dome-shaped instrument is connected by a tether to the lander. A portion of the lander and Martian terrain are visible in the image, along with light clouds on the horizon.

Astronomy Picture from 04/06/2019

SEIS: Listening for Marsquakes

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Image of the NASA InSight Lander's SEIS seismometer on the Martian surface. The seismometer is a dome-shaped instrument that is connected to the lander by a cable. Light clouds are visible on the horizon. The image shows the Martian landscape and the equipment used to detect marsquakes.

Astronomy Picture from 04/06/2019

SEIS: Listening for Marsquakes

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