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Cassini-Huygens passing through Saturn's rings - Space Sounds
Cassini-Huygens passing through Saturn's rings - Space Sounds
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Released:
Dec 12, 2023
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NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is hit by millions of dust particles as it goes through a gap in Saturn's icy rings.Although the ring gaps appear empty, they are not. The spacecraft ploughed through these dust particles at a speed of about 70 000 kilometres per hour! These impacts, converted into audible sounds, resemble hail hitting a tin roof.
Released:
Dec 12, 2023
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Podcast episode
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