Nasa’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance, has sent back the sounds of its six metal wheels driving across the planet’s surface. The recording was captured by one of its two onboard microphones, with Nasa releasing 16 minutes’ worth. Engineers are investigating whether a high-pitched scratching noise is caused by electromagnetic interference or the rover’s movement. Perseverance will continue to look for somewhere to launch the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a drone that it is carrying
You May Also Like
Government and Ofgem have sleepwalked into this energy crisis
Ministers are putting huge faith in wholesale prices falling and then stabilising;…
- SuccessDigest
- February 3, 2022
How have Thailand and Cambodia kept Covid cases so low?
Despite proximity to China, fatalities in Thailand stand at 60, while Cambodia…
- SuccessDigest
- December 16, 2020
Where the wild things are: a trip to Romania’s southern mountains
The reintroduction of bison to the Carpathians is a boon for nature…
- SuccessDigest
- November 4, 2021
