'I'd call for a tow': Mars Perseverance rover sounds a bit scratchy in first recorded drive [View all]
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Source: Guardian
Thu 18 Mar 2021 01.54 EDT
Nasa’s newest Mars rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on the red planet – a grinding, clanking, banging affair that by Earth standards would be pretty worrisome.
The noises made by Perseverance’s six metal wheels and suspension on the first test drive two weeks ago are part of a 16-minute raw audio feed released on Wednesday by Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
“If I heard these sounds driving my car, I’d pull over and call for a tow,” Dave Gruel, an engineer on the rover team, said in a written Nasa statement. “But if you take a minute to consider what you’re hearing and where it was recorded, it makes perfect sense.”
The driving audio contains an unexpectedly high-pitched scratching noise, according to Nasa. Engineers are trying to figure it out.
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/18/id-call-for-a-tow-mars-perseverance-rover-sounds-a-bit-scratchy-in-first-recorded-drive
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