Dust swirl on Mars
It is regarding 10 seconds in which you not only hear thunderous wind gusts up to 25 miles (40 kilometers) per hour, but also the sound of hundreds of dust particles once morest the Perseverance rover.
According to the researchers, the sound is very similar to that of terrestrial dust eddiesalthough quieter, since the thin atmosphere of Mars produces muffled sounds and less strong winds.
these eddies They were photographed for decades on Mars, but they had never been heard until now, since they are common on the red planet.
What is the Rover Perseverance?
The Rover Perseverance it’s a exploration vehicle that the US space agency placed on the surface of the red planet in the space mission “Mars 2020”. This belongs to the American Mars Exploration Program conducted by NASA, which launched on July 30, 2020, and landed on February 18, 2021.
The mission looks for signs of habitable conditions on Mars in the ancient past and evidence of past microbial life and water.
The geological resemblance of Mars to places like Iceland is confirmed, and detailed analyzes of the rocks and minerals of the red planet show that Mars had abundant water in the remote past. The word ‘life’ is repeated following each news of the exploration missions.
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