NASA recorded the sound of a meteorite crashing to Mars for the first time in human history
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was able to record the sound of meteoroids falling on Mars for the first time ever.
Here's What We Know
The InSight instrument was used for this purpose. The device allowed experts from NASA to pinpoint the location of the meteoroid impact. It split into several parts after it entered the atmosphere of the Red Planet. At the crash site was found three craters.
The cause of the gurgling sound you hear is the dry atmosphere of Mars, through which sound waves pass. NASA states that the spacecraft hears something that sounds like a gurgle because it is very far away. An observer close to where the meteoroid fell would have heard an explosion.
Flashback
InSight has been studying Mars for several years. It landed on the Red Planet in 2018 and since then has been helping NASA scientists study the processes that take place in the bowels of Mars. But the device is able to record some phenomena not only somewhere in the depths, but also in its immediate vicinity. For example, the explosion of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere.
Source: NASA
