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Planetary Society 'Bugs' Mars

Check out this website to read about the microphone that was sent to Mars aboard the Polar Lander. Included are pictures of the device, wave files which represent how things that we hear on Earth would sound on Mars in the thin atmosphere, and details of the calibration tests used. Engineers, technicians, and anyone interested in interplanetary exploration will delight in reading these pages and learning about how the microphone works and how it is programmed. Historical information on the people behind the Mars Microphone project also makes for interesting reading. Well thought-out and written, this site will surely appeal to a wide audience.

Fri, 03 Dec 1999 12:27:06 -0800

Submitted by: Carl T.