Posted on 03/22/2025 12:03:35 PM PDT 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 Mars Rover Perseverance mission sol 12 (March 2, 2021) 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.
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The audio is at the source link. It is just Tic...Tic...Tic.
Interesting that there is sound on a planet with a very thin atmosphere.
Better Ma’az than Uranus.
Sounds very much like my Seko watch.
The Martians will release to their population hidden underground of their recording of their attack on Earth.
The sound will be: zap zap zap
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