Submitted by [deleted] t3_z5yu1d in Showerthoughts
AxialGem t1_ixypd8m wrote
Reply to comment by 5zalot in In the universe, sound is as rare as liquid water by [deleted]
>Since most planets don’t have an atmosphere
I wouldn't be too sure about that, even in our own solar system that's not true.
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus, Earth, Mars all have atmospheres. Only Mercury really has very little
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>no sound would travel unless the sound originated on the surface or within the planet
And it does. NASA's InSight lander is specifically designed to study seismic waves on Mars for example. Also, if a planet has an atmosphere, it has winds ofc
Regardless, sound waves still exist if you can't personally hear them, I think that's the main point
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