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Astronomy Picture of the Day - SuperCam Target on Ma'az
APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 13 Mar, 2021 | Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS

Posted on 03/13/2021 3:41:50 PM PST by MtnClimber

Explanation: What's the sound of one laser zapping? There's no need to consult a Zen master to find out, just listen to the first acoustic recording of laser shots on Mars. On Perseverance mission sol 12 (March 2) the SuperCam instrument atop the rover's mast zapped a rock dubbed Ma'az 30 times from a range of about 3.1 meters. Its microphone recorded the soft staccato popping sounds of the rapid series of SuperCam laser zaps. Shockwaves created in the thin martian atmosphere as bits of rock are vaporized by the laser shots make the popping sounds, sounds that offer clues to the physical structure of the target. This SuperCam close-up of the Ma'az target region is 6 centimeters (2.3 inches) across. Ma'az means Mars in the Navajo language.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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1 posted on 03/13/2021 3:41:50 PM PST by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 03/13/2021 3:42:05 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Color ado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; America_Right; Art in Idaho; AZ .44 MAG; ...
Pinging the APOD list.

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3 posted on 03/13/2021 3:42:37 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Color ado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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That laser sounds like metal clicker toys we had when we were kids back in the last millennium.


4 posted on 03/13/2021 4:17:57 PM PST by bimboeruption (Trump = The best President since Washington. )
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Naan

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• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/4 oz. (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon oil
• some oil, for greasing the skillet
• 3 tablespoons melted butter


5 posted on 03/13/2021 4:26:27 PM PST by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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Lol


6 posted on 03/13/2021 4:43:11 PM PST by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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To: MtnClimber

You’ve seen 1 picture of Mars, You’ve seen them all...


7 posted on 03/13/2021 4:52:22 PM PST by Pez149 (Time to stop saying a theory is fact....)
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To: ClearCase_guy

No, it’s a water biscuit!


8 posted on 03/13/2021 6:15:38 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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I hate it when they Target on Ma’az.........................


9 posted on 03/15/2021 5:22:37 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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