NASA’s Perseverance Rover helps scientists discover sound travels slower on Mars
In a study published on Friday in the journal, researchers said they determined the Red Planet’s thin carbon dioxide atmosphere causes sound to travel slower on Mars, with a sound’s pitch further affecting its speed. On Earth, sound typically travels at 767 miles per hour. But on Mars, scientists determined that low-pitched travel at approximately 537 miles per hour, while high-pitched ones move at about 559 miles per hour.
Were you to visit Mars, that means you would hear high-pitched sounds slightly earlier."On Earth, the sounds from an orchestra reach you at the same speed, whether they are low or high. But imagine on Mars, if you are a little far from the stage, there will be a big delay," Sylvestre Maurice, the study’s lead author, told France’sSounds also carry a shorter distance due to the planet’s thin atmosphere.
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