Re:sound in space

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From: pauld@exploratorium.edu
Date: Wed Feb 23 2000 - 07:39:28 PST 

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From: pauld@exploratorium.edu
Subject: Re:sound in space
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:39:28 GMT

I like John Lahrs' answer.

Notice that sound seldom travels more than a few tens of kilometers before it is
turned in to heat even when it travels horizontally near the surface of the
earth. So sounds from the surface will be converted to heat before they reach
the upper atmosphere.

Paul D

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