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Nasa Mars rover: The clanking sound of Perseverance’s wheels – Yahoo News Australia
Nasa’s robot rover extends its Martian playlist with a recording made while it was driving over rocks.
Nasa’s Perseverance rover has extended its Martian playlist.
After sending back sounds of the wind and the zaps of its laser, the robot has just recorded the noise coming from its metal wheels as they clank across the planet’s rocky surface.
“If I heard these sounds driving my car, I’d pull over and call for a tow,” joked Dave Gruel, a lead engineer working the rover’s cameras and microphones.
Perseverance has two recording devices.
They were included on the robot to give the public a keener sense…
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