You can now hear a sound bite from NASA's Perseverance as it travels along the final frontier.
A first of its kind, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance was rigged with microphones to capture sounds of the spacecraft as it hurtled through space. The 60-second audio file was captured on Oct. 19, according to NASA.
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"As great as it is to pick up a little audio on spacecraft operations in-flight, the sound file has a more important meaning," Dave Gruel, lead engineer for Mars 2020's EDL Camera and Microphone subsystem said. "It means that our system is working and ready to try to record some of the sound and fury of a Mars landing."
According to NASA, one of the mics aboard the rover was set up specifically to capture entry, descent, and landing (EDL) sequences from Mars.
While Gruel adds that the audio clip was a nice addition, it wasn't something that would affect the mission of Perseverance if not captured.
"If it doesn't happen, it will not impede the rover's mission of discovery at Jezero Crater one bit. If even a portion of the landing sequence is captured on audio, that would be awesome."
Still, if you're a fan of sci-fi and cinematic special effects, this discovery is pretty amazing given the fact that "the vacuum of space is a less-than-optimal environment for auditory transmissions."
Twitter was just as excited about the find.
While the EDL microphone was not "tailor-made" for this mission, according to NASA, it certainly can be considered revolutionary, as the mission continues on its journey to seek signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.
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