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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover’s Sounds of the Wheels

On March 7, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover drove for 90 feet (27.3 meters). The EDL microphone recorded the sounds of the driving for a whole 16 minutes and the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover sent it back to Earth. Our 1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica will also have the EDL microphone and it will be a real microphone so that the user can record sound. The Mars Rover Replica’s EDL microphone will have the same appearance strcuture of the real Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover’s EDL microphone.

Unlike a normal vehicle, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover does not have inflatable tires. Instead, the tires are metal, alluminum alloy. Most of us probably wouldn’t know what it is like to be in a vehicle that has metal wheels. The metal rolling against the ground, dust and rocks will generate annoying noise, and the ride will be much bumppier. As expected, you can hear from the video the metal clanking sound, wheel scratching sound, and the motor sound. It is not a pleasant sound but it is exciting to hear just because it is from the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover on Mars. Our Peseverance Mars Rover Replica perfectly replicates the appearance structure of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover’s wheels, steering motors and driving motors. So users can expect to hear the same sound as he or she controls the rover to drive with the remote. If you are interested in our Mars Rover Replica, please check [1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica Design and Building Diary].

This audio was recorded by the EDL microphone, which was not expected to surrive the landing but it did. Therefore, it was a surprise we receive the audio of the driving from it. However, since the EDL microphone was off the shell and was not designed to do scientific analysis, when the team hears unusual noise, it presents some difficulty to figure what that anomoly is. Some guess it is electromagnetic interference.

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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover gets prepared for operations and sends back video of Mars

After landing on the 18th of 2021, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover ran an initial diagnosis and let Earth know its health condition the next day on the 19th of 2021. After checking everything is working normally, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover can prepare for the deployment of the Mast in around 2 days, which is originally lying on top of the rover.

We are building a 1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica which will perfectly replicate the appearance of the real Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. Users can simulate the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s mast deployment process with our Mars Rover Replica.

In the next few days, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is expected to do its first test drive on the Martian land and test its robotic arm. Our 1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica‘s robotic arm will be a perfect replica of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s robotic arm and will have the same movability.

The science instruments are scheduled to complete health checkups in a few weeks, while the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover’s Ingenuity Helicopter is expected to complete the checkup and prepare for flying in one or two months.

While descending and landing, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover took a video that shows color footage of its touchdown, but it was still being sent and processed as we speak at this moment. This is beyond excitement – the past rovers mainly sent black and white photos, but the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is able to send back color videos and photos.

Parking on the sands on Mars, the two Hazcams under the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover took a photo of one wheel sinking in the Martian dirt. Our Rover Replica also has numerous cameras so that users can see from its point of view. If you are interested in our Mars Rover Replica, please check [1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica Design and Building Diary].