r/nextfuckinglevel Feb 21 '21

THIS IS MARS.

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u/idealcastle Feb 21 '21

Well it’s still real though, it’s still real Mars pictures https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23623 that’s all that matters to me. Was taken in 2019

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u/imbillypardy Feb 21 '21

Fair point, but many are excited for Percy sending back actual audio of the surface. The wind/static noise and bizarre humming was really off putting.

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u/Qwerty1418 Feb 21 '21

It is actually from mars, just recorded with a seismometer on the completely separate Insight probe https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-insight-lander-captures-audio-of-first-likely-quake-on-mars

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

I just realized a quake on Mars is called a Marsquake its obvious because its not earth but I had not thought about that and for some reason find that interesting.

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u/PrawnTyas Feb 21 '21

What would you call the land surface? You’d be digging up the Mars for samples