Paul Jacobson

NASA InSight on Mars

The sound of wind on Mars

NASA’s InSight probe has heard the sound of wind on Mars. Just think about that for a moment: the sound of wind on Mars!

Listen to Martian wind blow across NASA’s InSight lander. The spacecraft’s seismometer and air pressure sensor picked up vibrations from 10-15 mph (16-24 kph) winds as they blew across Mars’ Elysium Planitia on Dec. 1, 2018.

I played this for our kids this morning. Our son seemed to be impressed, although our daughter’s response was something along the lines of: “Meh, it sounds like wind … 🙄”. Kids!

If you’re curious about the InSight mission, the Oatmeal has a terrific explainer of the InSight mission that may work well for kids too:

The Oatmeal explainer of the NASA InSight mission

You can also find loads of images, and other information about the mission on NASA’s InSight homepage. NASA makes so much content available about their missions, they’re one of the reasons the Internet is so amazing!

Another great resource is the mission’s Twitter profile:

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3 responses to “The sound of wind on Mars”

  1. Petteri Günther avatar
    Petteri Günther

    The sound of wind on Mars, courtesy of @NASAInSight #science pauljacobson.me/b/BZX

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  2. Cheri avatar
    Cheri

    I was so excited to hear that wind! Scientists make the impossible possible.

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    1. Paul avatar
      Paul

      I’m fascinated by what’s going on outside our little blue bubble! Especially what’s happening on Mars.

      Reply

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