Re:NASA's Perseverance rover sends stunning images
by gambiting on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @05:06AM
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Yes, but you could record few minutes of sound in the same amount of data taken by one high res photo. I think the good question is why 18 seconds specifically.
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Re:NASA's Perseverance rover sends stunning images
by simonh on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @11:58AM
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It's just 18 seconds so far. I doubt they sent the microphone just so they could use it once, but then I doubt sending hours of audio was at the top of the priority list for the first few days of the mission.