Mars Rover traversing gravel

Jun 25, 2019, 03:16 PM

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An exploration of the sounds of space exploration - made here on Earth. ESA's ESTEC facility is where spacecraft are prepared for travel.

Here are sounds recorded of prototypes of ESA's upcoming ExoMars rover, made in the Planetary Robotics Lab. This includes sounds as we would actually hear them (albeit in Earth atmosphere), as the rover prototype tests its wheels and disembarks from the lander mock-up and traverses some simulated Martian gravel.

It also includes some electro-magnetic radiation, converted to audible sound.

Part of the Space is the Place project - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/space

Recording: Peter Kirn/CDM/ESA CC BY-SA