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WHAT DO PLANETS SOUND LIKE?

his year, for the very first time, people on Earth have been able to hear the sounds of Mars thanks to two microphones installed on board NASA’s Perseverance rover. The audio clips captured so far range from a gust of Martian wind to the snapping sound of the rover’s laser hitting a rock. These sounds are subtly different from what you’d hear on Earth, being quieter and more muffled due to the lower density and different composition of the Martian

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