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PARIS The first audio recordings on Mars reveal a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of sound would have a strange delayed effect on hearing, scientists recently said.After NASA’s Perseverance Rover landed on Mars in February last year, its two microphones started recording, allowing scientists to hear what it is like on the Red Planet for
NASA has found that the speed of sound on Mars is a lot slower than on Earth and a “deep silence prevails” over the red planet.
The scientists came to the conclusion after calculating the speed of sound on Mars dating back to February 19, 2021, the day after NASA's Perseverance rover landed on the planet.
They found out that sound travels 100 meters per second slower on Mars compared to Earth.
Moreover, the researchers discovered that there are two speeds of sound on Mars one for high-pitched sounds and one for low-pitched sounds.
Scientists have for the first time conducted acoustic analysis of sounds coming from Mars. Recorded by microphones on the Perseverance rover, these sounds provide an insight into the silent Martian world.