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    Eavesdropping on Mars

    Oct 06, 2021 2 minutes
    by David Grinspoon

    I heard they were putting microphones on the Perseverance rover. Of all the instrument data we use to understand other planets, visual images are always the most compelling because they connect directly to our senses, with no interpretation needed to grasp a lot about each new place. Sound recordings ought to do this

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