Wind on The Mars is Audible
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, being larger than only Mercury. In English, Mars carries the name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the "Red Planet".
Just as colors are made more dramatic in sunsets on Earth, Martian sunsets would appear bluish to human observers watching from the red planet. Fine dust makes the blue near the Sun's part of the sky much more prominent, while normal daylight makes the Red Planet's familiar rusty dust color more prominent.
The measurement suggests that the radius of the Martian core is 1,810 to 1,860 kilometres, roughly half that of Earth's. That's larger than some previous estimates, meaning the core is less dense than had been predicted.
Strong and relentless, the Martian winds are still changing the landforms of Mars today. ... Surface winds typically move about 16 to 32 kilometers (10 to 20 miles) per hour. The Viking Landers measured speeds of up to 113 kilometers (70 miles) per hour during dust storms.
Because Mars is farther from the sun than Earth, the sun appears only about two-thirds the size we see when we watch sunsets here on Earth,” NASA said in a statement on the photos. The sun appears much smaller in this sunrise on Mars than it does on Earth. That's because Mars is further from the sun than the Earth is.
You’ll want your bass-heavy headphones for this one. Sensors on the NASA InSight lander on Mars picked up the first recorded sounds of Martian wind through vibrations. The wind can be heard at a decibel within human range with the help of headphones.
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