'I'd call for a tow': Mars Perseverance rover sounds a bit scratchy in first recorded drive

Perseverance could perhaps do with a service as Nasa experts investigate unexpectedly high-pitched scratching noise Nasa’s newest Mars rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on the red planet – a grinding, clanking, banging affair that by Earth standards would be pretty worrisome.The noises made by Perseverance’s six metal wheels and suspension on the first test drive two weeks ago are part of a 16-minute raw audio feed released on Wednesday by Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/18/id-call-for-a-tow-mars-perseverance-rover-sounds-a-bit-scratchy-in-first-recorded-drive #mars #nasa #space