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ART0D9C7V6P7CWX·Artifact · recording

The Train recording

Recording0:38Public domainRecorded 4 March 1997
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Spectrogram of The Train recording
0:00Spectrogram, 0 to 1 kHz0:38

A quasi-steady tone at 32 to 35 Hz, attributed to a large iceberg grounding on the seafloor.

NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 1997. Public domain

Copies 2

AudioNOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory · pmel.noaa.gov · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: Acoustics Monitoring Program: Iceberg Grounding (Train)2 steps from the original
DocumentNOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory · pmel.noaa.gov · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: Acoustics Monitoring Program: Iceberg Grounding (Train)2 steps from the original

Where it was recorded

1Eastern equatorial Pacific autonomous hydrophone array500 km1500 km
Eastern equatorial Pacific autonomous hydrophone array · Hydrophone array (moorings between about 8°N and 8°S near 95°W–110°W)

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Train recording [Artifact ART0D9C7V6P7CWX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D9C7V6P7CWX
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