The chilling sound of Phobos (Mars' moon)

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Originally published at: The chilling sound of Phobos (Mars' moon) | Boing Boing

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Is it shaped like a potato… or are potatoes shaped like Phobos, because they’re originally from Mars? :exploding_head:

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Is that the one they blew up in The Expanse?

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That’s the soundtrack to 1970’s Doctor Who just before the Cybermen poke their heads round the corner.
Creepy stuff.

or perhaps Quatermass…

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That’s the potato :potato: that got away.

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So is this supposed to be RF emissions, or what? I’m not seeing an explanation here or in the link.

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I’m disappointed that it isn’t referred to as “Phobos: Moon of Mars”.

I heard that it is covered in pork fat; but I think that is just wild speck-ulation.

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I thought this was the sound of Phobos Voivod - Phobos - YouTube

at least according to Voivod…

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probably inspired from kim stanley robinson’s mars trilogy

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So, all those 1950’s low-budget sci-fi flicks got the sound right when throwing celestial bodies up on the screen.

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Phobos is shaped like a potato

Put ears and a mustache on it!

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The Hurtling Moons of Barsoom has probably been taken as a band name.

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Yeah, came here hoping someone might have some background.

Cool sound, but what is it?

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Close. That’s the sound an astronomer hears inside their head as they watch someone credulous swallow a tall tale hook, line, and sinker.

Phobos is a medium-sized rock. It’s not making any sort of loud continuous noise. And if it was, it’d be nigh impossible to hear–because it’s orbiting through quite a hard vacuum.

Five years ago, some dude trying to sell some crippleware ( Bandicam - Wikipedia ) put some sound over a still from 2008 ( Phobos (moon) - Wikipedia ). That’s all this is.

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Les Claypool channeling of The Residents is spot on!

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I assume that it is the sound of the Leather Goddesses

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Funky space potato.

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Poor little Phobos sure has a massive crater on one end! It’s even fulla more craters! tophat-eek tophat-paintophat-sad

Glad none of us are Phobos.

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This sound file is a transposed version of the Doppler signal transmitted at radio frequencies by Mars Express on 29 December (2013) as it sped past Phobos. Its orbit was altered a tiny amount due to Phobos’ (tiny) gravity, and this was reflected in the Doppler shift , which you can hear.
You can listen to the ORIGINAL signal here

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