Here's what a sunrise looks like on Mars

Scientists know a lot about Mars, at least in terms of their appearance. The sound, on the other hand, is much more difficult and it's not like we have very powerful microphones listening to the wind sweep the Martian plains.

Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University and Exeter University have created an interesting piece of music that was not inspired by Mars, but which was composed by a computer algorithm that uses data like sunrise . The result is a surprisingly nice piece of music and you can listen to it yourself.

So, how was it created? The Anglia Ruskin University describes its creation as follows:

The researchers created the piece of music by scanning an image from left to right, pixel by pixel, examining the brightness and color information and combining them with the elevation of the terrain. They used algorithms to assign each element a specific pitch and melody.

As you might expect, the least noisy notes and background noise come from the dark area surrounding the sun in the picture. The high notes are lighter pixels near the shiny orb in the center.

"We are absolutely delighted to present this work on such a fascinating planet," said Dr. Domenico Vicinanza, one of the scientists involved in the project, in a statement. "Image sonication is a very flexible technique for exploring science, and it can be used in a variety of fields, from the study of certain characteristics of planetary surfaces and atmospheres to the analysis of climate change or the detection of volcanic eruptions.

The piece will actually be "interpreted", so to speak, at the SC18 intensive computing conference in Dallas on November 13th. Members of the audience will hear the song through traditional speakers as well as "vibration transducers" that will allow them to feel it. Awesome.