Posted on Mar 13, 2021
APOD: 2021 March 13 - SuperCam Target on Maaz
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "SuperCam Target on Maaz." Maaz? That is the name of the Fourth Planet in the Navajo language. A bonus feature to our APOD today is an audio clip from an experiment conducted by Perseverance on Sol 12. The image is a rock target that was zapped with a laser mounted on the SuperCam camera mast. The popping sound is from bits of rock that are vaporized by the laser (sounds like the striker on a gas stove to me, but laser shots from Maaz does sound more exciting).
APOD: 2021 March 13 - SuperCam Target on Maaz
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupNavajo Stars · Craig ChaquicoA Thousand Pictures 1996 Higher Octave Music, Inc.Released on: 1996-01-01Associated...
Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, March 13, 2021 entitled "SuperCam Target on Maaz."
Alternate titles [Honey I shrunk the boulder] [Honey I enlarged the pebble] :-)
Image: SuperCam Target on Ma'az - Image Credit - NASA-JPL-Caltech-LANL-CNES-CNRS
APOD background
"Explanation: What's the sound of one laser zapping? There's no need to consult a Zen master to find out, just listen to the first acoustic recording of laser shots on Mars. On Perseverance mission sol 12 (March 2) the SuperCam instrument atop the rover's mast zapped a rock dubbed Ma'az 30 times from a range of about 3.1 meters. Its microphone recorded the soft staccato popping sounds of the rapid series of SuperCam laser zaps. Shockwaves created in the thin martian atmosphere as bits of rock are vaporized by the laser shots make the popping sounds, sounds that offer clues to the physical structure of the target. This SuperCam close-up of the Ma'az target region is 6 centimeters (2.3 inches) across. Ma'az means Mars in the Navajo language."
Navajo Stars · Craig Chaquico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CimmgY74u8w
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Alternate titles [Honey I shrunk the boulder] [Honey I enlarged the pebble] :-)
Image: SuperCam Target on Ma'az - Image Credit - NASA-JPL-Caltech-LANL-CNES-CNRS
APOD background
"Explanation: What's the sound of one laser zapping? There's no need to consult a Zen master to find out, just listen to the first acoustic recording of laser shots on Mars. On Perseverance mission sol 12 (March 2) the SuperCam instrument atop the rover's mast zapped a rock dubbed Ma'az 30 times from a range of about 3.1 meters. Its microphone recorded the soft staccato popping sounds of the rapid series of SuperCam laser zaps. Shockwaves created in the thin martian atmosphere as bits of rock are vaporized by the laser shots make the popping sounds, sounds that offer clues to the physical structure of the target. This SuperCam close-up of the Ma'az target region is 6 centimeters (2.3 inches) across. Ma'az means Mars in the Navajo language."
Navajo Stars · Craig Chaquico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CimmgY74u8w
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Excellent APOD Maj William W. 'Bill' Price, and with an audio clip as well with the sound of the Rover's Laser bombarding the rock to sample its composition... This was taken a few days ago by NASA and made part of a longer NASA video report... Have a great Saturday my friend!
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