This first audio of the drive on the Martian surface joins the growing playlist of Dio Mars, who patiently returns to Earth. The second microphone, part of the rover’s supercam instrument, previously made Martian sighs and the instrument’s laser zapping ping rocks made a quick ticking sound to reveal details of its design and composition. Such information will help scientists as they search the Jezero Crater for signs of ancient microscopic life, taking rock and silt samples to return to Earth through future missions.
The supermac sound of the probe passing through the rover was part of a series of systems, from the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer to the giant robotic arm of Perseverance making its first weather observations.
The rover is also searching for the right airfield for the ingenuity Mars helicopter to try for its first flight tests. Now that the right place has been found, the Persians and Tactics teams are planning a rover to deploy a helicopter with five exciting days, or Souls (31 Earth Days).
And then the search for ancient life will begin eagerly, at one point the water exploring with diligence will be covered. Between the Rover’s 19 cameras and its two microphones, the experience will be full of venues and sounds. For Verma, who has helped NASA’s last four Mars rovers “drive,” plan their route and transmit instructions so they can take a day’s drive in a desolate area, Dio is more than just nice.
“The difference between Earth and Mars – we have a visual sense for that.” “But sound is a completely different dimension: to see the difference between Earth and Mars, and to experience that environment more closely.”
More about the mission
The main objective for the mission of Perseverance on Mars is astrobiology, which involves the discovery of signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the red planet, and will be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust).
The NASA mission, in collaboration with the ESA (European Space Agency), will then send a spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed specimens from the surface and analyze them in depth on Earth.
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission is part of NASA’s lunar-to-Mars research approach, including the Artemis mission to the moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the red planet.
JPL is operated for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, California, which operates and manages the Perseverance Rover.
For more about diligence:
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
nasa.gov/verseverance
