Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted From Another Planet

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
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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

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.

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

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.