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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list