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Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted From Another Planet
On Aug 29, 10:04*am, Jeff Findley wrote:
In article , says... CURIOSITY ROVER PLAYS FIRST SONG TRANSMITTED FROM ANOTHER PLANET This "first" is about as impressive to me as NASA PAO announcing the wake up songs for shuttle crews... *Meh... I did read the whole article and saw this is meant as part of a bigger event to inspire our youth to pursue excellence in STEM programs... *As an "old fart", I'm unimpressed since this publicity stunt produced nothing new in the STEM fields. Jeff Yeah, I would have much preferred to have heard actual sounds of Mars from a microphone on the rover. Bob Clark Bob Clark |
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Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted From Another Planet
On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:25:55 -0700 (PDT), Robert Clark
wrote: On Aug 29, 10:04*am, Jeff Findley wrote: In article , says... CURIOSITY ROVER PLAYS FIRST SONG TRANSMITTED FROM ANOTHER PLANET This "first" is about as impressive to me as NASA PAO announcing the wake up songs for shuttle crews... *Meh... I did read the whole article and saw this is meant as part of a bigger event to inspire our youth to pursue excellence in STEM programs... *As an "old fart", I'm unimpressed since this publicity stunt produced nothing new in the STEM fields. Jeff Yeah, I would have much preferred to have heard actual sounds of Mars from a microphone on the rover. Clark Yes, all it requires is that little GSM-Bug installed on "Curiosity": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjAA-Xjdxm4 Then everyone could listen to Mars using his own cellphone. w. |
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Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted From Another Planet
On Aug 31, 11:35*am, Helmut Wabnig [email protected] --- -.dotat wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:25:55 -0700 (PDT), Robert Clark wrote: On Aug 29, 10:04*am, Jeff Findley wrote: In article , says... CURIOSITY ROVER PLAYS FIRST SONG TRANSMITTED FROM ANOTHER PLANET This "first" is about as impressive to me as NASA PAO announcing the wake up songs for shuttle crews... *Meh... I did read the whole article and saw this is meant as part of a bigger event to inspire our youth to pursue excellence in STEM programs... *As an "old fart", I'm unimpressed since this publicity stunt produced nothing new in the STEM fields. Jeff Yeah, I would have much preferred to have heard actual sounds of Mars from a microphone on the rover. Clark Yes, all it requires is that little GSM-Bug installed on "Curiosity":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjAA-Xjdxm4 Then everyone could listen to Mars using his own cellphone. w. Best name for this rover is "Hasbin" Its finding nothing new. Viking 40 years ago took better pictures. TreBert |
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Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted From Another Planet
On Aug 31, 8:35*am, Helmut Wabnig [email protected] --- -.dotat wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:25:55 -0700 (PDT), Robert Clark wrote: On Aug 29, 10:04 am, Jeff Findley wrote: In article , says... CURIOSITY ROVER PLAYS FIRST SONG TRANSMITTED FROM ANOTHER PLANET This "first" is about as impressive to me as NASA PAO announcing the wake up songs for shuttle crews... Meh... I did read the whole article and saw this is meant as part of a bigger event to inspire our youth to pursue excellence in STEM programs... As an "old fart", I'm unimpressed since this publicity stunt produced nothing new in the STEM fields. Jeff Yeah, I would have much preferred to have heard actual sounds of Mars from a microphone on the rover. Clark Yes, all it requires is that little GSM-Bug installed on "Curiosity":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjAA-Xjdxm4 Then everyone could listen to Mars using his own cellphone. w. The same goes for audio feedback from our supposedly naked moon, because with a thin mylar surface and a laser microphone could easily amplify its natural noise (mostly generated or perturbed by solar wind) by a good million fold over that of a conventionally sensitive microphone. |
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