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What Would Our Voices Speak Like in the Thin Air of Mars?

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The atmosphere of mars is mostly carbon dioxide, which absorbs high frequencies. Speech would sound quieter and wouldn't travel as far in this thin atmosphere. The colder temperatures would slow down the sound, and the pitch would balance out. It would sound like something you might hear in a dream, coming up after the brake.

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