microrobert
04-06-2012, 04:44 PM
Listen to the lightning storms of Mars and the 'ice volcanoes' of Saturn's moon Titan: Scientists simulate sounds of solar system
Mars has lightning storms, avalanches and even dust devils, just like Earth - but its thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide would mean they sounded very different.
A team from the University of Southampton used physics and mathematics to work out what the violent weather of our solar system might sound like - capturing the crashing sounds of lightning on Venus, whirlwinds on Mars and ice volcanoes on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
They have also modelled the effects of different atmospheres, pressures and temperatures on the human voice on Mars, Venus and Titan, and found that on Venus humans would sound like bass Smurfs.
Read more: Mars and Venus sounds: Listen to Mars lightning storms as scientists simulate solar system sounds | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2124052/Mars-Venus-sounds-Listen-Mars-lightning-storms-scientists-simulate-solar-sounds.html#ixzz1rHNjwHFR)
Mars has lightning storms, avalanches and even dust devils, just like Earth - but its thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide would mean they sounded very different.
A team from the University of Southampton used physics and mathematics to work out what the violent weather of our solar system might sound like - capturing the crashing sounds of lightning on Venus, whirlwinds on Mars and ice volcanoes on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
They have also modelled the effects of different atmospheres, pressures and temperatures on the human voice on Mars, Venus and Titan, and found that on Venus humans would sound like bass Smurfs.
Read more: Mars and Venus sounds: Listen to Mars lightning storms as scientists simulate solar system sounds | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2124052/Mars-Venus-sounds-Listen-Mars-lightning-storms-scientists-simulate-solar-sounds.html#ixzz1rHNjwHFR)