Sounds on Mars

With Mars' thin atmosphere, how would sounds like the wind be interpreted by
a human visitor? Would things sound "unearthly"?

nightbat wrote

David Abbou wrote:

With Mars' thin atmosphere, how would sounds like the wind be interpreted by
a human visitor? Would things sound "unearthly"?

nightbat

First your space suit audio microphone system would have to be
turned on and operative. Then of course any Mars sounds heard would be
unearthly because it's not Mother Earth. What you might hear is
something like the tune from the TV program " The Outer Limits ". Or
Nasa might be kind enough, per channel selection, to pipe in current hit
music tunes to your space suit ear phones to drown out those erry new
human explored planet high pitched noises. But once you find all those
pink diamonds that Bert says are up there, you'll forget the erry
sporadic wind and dust noises, and start picking up as many precious
stones as you can dig up.
Darla, our fantastic beautiful and smart dual space alien has indicated
that we stand the best chance by heading for the Mars caves where
presumably they would provide protection against the harsh Mars
elements. Also theoretically, by heating of some of the Mars rocks they
may provide released oxygen for human built semi blocked cave opening
internal breathing habitat. Bet you can't wait to hang your Best Buy or
Target store Earth bought plasma 50 inch TV on the Mars cave wall.
Watching and hearing the Sunday night football game away from home would
be a treat all right. Just ask Darla's crew! (:~)


the nightbat

Hi Darla and Nightbat. Sound would travel though the solid crust.Same
as here on Earth. Mars astronauts could feel vibrations through
their boots. It could be a free emergency signal used if their radios
went out. Submarine crews know all about that,as well as trapped coal
miners. Does sound travel faster through a solid? The American indian
put his ear to the ground to locate buffaloes. Bert

Don't forget the alien planet surface sound from the original Star Trek
televison series from the 1960's. That organ mixed with flute music can't
be beat.

Sherwood

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nightbat wrote

David Abbou wrote:

With Mars' thin atmosphere, how would sounds like the wind be
interpreted by
a human visitor? Would things sound "unearthly"?

nightbat

First your space suit audio microphone system would have to be
turned on and operative. Then of course any Mars sounds heard would be
unearthly because it's not Mother Earth. What you might hear is
something like the tune from the TV program " The Outer Limits ". Or
Nasa might be kind enough, per channel selection, to pipe in current hit
music tunes to your space suit ear phones to drown out those erry new
human explored planet high pitched noises. But once you find all those
pink diamonds that Bert says are up there, you'll forget the erry
sporadic wind and dust noises, and start picking up as many precious
stones as you can dig up.
Darla, our fantastic beautiful and smart dual space alien has indicated
that we stand the best chance by heading for the Mars caves where
presumably they would provide protection against the harsh Mars
elements. Also theoretically, by heating of some of the Mars rocks they
may provide released oxygen for human built semi blocked cave opening
internal breathing habitat. Bet you can't wait to hang your Best Buy or
Target store Earth bought plasma 50 inch TV on the Mars cave wall.
Watching and hearing the Sunday night football game away from home would
be a treat all right. Just ask Darla's crew! (:~)


the nightbat

Check out-
www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9911/01/mars.microphone/

Also try a Google under 'Sound on Mars' and 'Mars sounds'. oc

Thanks!!


"Bill Sheppard" wrote in message
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Check out-
www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9911/01/mars.microphone/

Also try a Google under 'Sound on Mars' and 'Mars sounds'. oc

That's from 1999.The Polar lander never landed!

"Bill Sheppard" wrote in message
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Check out-
www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9911/01/mars.microphone/

Also try a Google under 'Sound on Mars' and 'Mars sounds'. oc

That's from 1999.The Polar lander never
landed!

So???

oc

"Vic" wrote in message
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That's from 1999.The Polar lander never landed!


Oh, it landed alright... *SPLAT* ("sound" of a new crater being created on
Mars)

With Mars' thin atmosphere, how would sounds like the wind be interpreted
by
a human visitor? Would things sound "unearthly"?


That's an interesting question. You could actually simulate the conditions
if you had a large vacuum chamber evacuated to Mars surface pressure. Then
you could introduce wind with a fan and have sand of the same consistency as
the Martian surface. Record the resulting sounds and that would probably be
your closest approximation.

Ash