NASA records strange sounds on Mars

3 Oct 2019

NASA records strange sounds on Mars

NASA records strange sounds on MarsWe have read about the evidence of Life and the first quake detected on the planet Mars.

Now NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Insight Mission has detected 'strange sounds' on Mars.

The sounds were detected by an instrument named seismometer which is placed inside the Insight Lander.
 	The seismometer can record a very small amount of sound or vibration.
 	NASA has released recordings of the sound samples picked up by Insight Lander.
 	These sounds are the mixture of blowing winds, movement of parts inside the lander and marsquakes.
 	Researchers call these sounds as 'Dinks and Donks'.
 	The Lander has reported more than 100 such incidents since April 2019.
 	There were similar noises observed on 25 July, 16 July, 22 May, 14 March, 10 April and 11 April. But as they were smaller and unclear,  scientists were unsure whether they were marsquakes.
 	Scientists believe that these sounds may be created by marsquakes or something similar.

You can also learn about InSight at https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/.

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