On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Mark Schoonover
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Todd Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 2:13 PM, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>> > Great spots!
>> >  http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/wfpc/20080717/jup-browse.jpg
>>
>> I wonder: If you were standing on the surface of that planet, would it
>> sound like a terrestrial storm?  All howling wind and whatnot?
>>
>> -todd
>>
>
> I've wondered that too. How would things sound on gaseous planets that are
> not oxygen based?

Remember, sound propagates in gases, liquids, and even solids.  :You
might not be able to stick your ear in there, but that is a different
problem.

    carl             (Ph.D. in Acoustics, 1963)
-- 
 carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
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