Could Audio Files Be Retrieved from the Planet Mars with Help from Local Audio Engineering Schools

There may be sounds coming from Mars, or so researchers at the University of Palo Alto believe. A group of scientific researchers who have been following the landing of Curious, the robot that is exploring Mars, believes that there may be sounds

Seattle, WA (prHWY.com) December 13, 2012 - There may be sounds coming from Mars, or so researchers at the University of Palo Alto believe. A group of scientific researchers who have been following the landing of Curious, the robot that is exploring Mars, believes that there may be sounds coming from the red planet.

"We believe that there might be sounds coming from Mars", said Harold Turner, a scientist and researcher at the University of Palo Alto. "Just like how on Earth we have birds chirping, bees humming and animals making sounds, Mars might have similar noises. The problem is we aren't going to be able to hear them."

Harold Turner and his group of scientists believe that the robot that is roaming the surface of the red planet may not be equipped with audio capabilities. It is this belief that has prompted Turner and his group of scientists to work with local audio engineering schools to discover a solution.

"NASA has informed me that there might not be any audio recording devices on the robot", said Turner during a press conference. "It is my goal to work alongside local audio engineering schools to discover a technological solution for these robots. I want a device that will record sounds so we know what is really going on up there on Mars."

The local audio engineering schools have been working on a design that will allow the equipment to operate out in outer space. The difference in gravity makes sound waves travel differently, which requires special equipment to record them.

"We have been steadily working on a project to help record audio files from Mars", said Steven Moore, a student at the local audio engineering school. "It's a unique challenge and not every student can claim they worked on a spaceship audio recording device, but it's something I can claim I worked on. It's really cool."

Even if the schools come up with a recording device it may not even be used for another 10 years. Unfortunately, since the device was not sent into space originally with the robot, it will have to wait till the next robot to fly to Mars. That may not be for 10 years.

"Even if we don't get recorded files now that's okay", said Turner. "Our goal is to prepare for the future. In the future we will want to know what types of sounds go on up there on Mars. This equipment can really help us do that."

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