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ART0D9C7VY40FKX·Artifact · recording

The Slow Down recording

Recording0:18Public domain1997, day 139 per file name
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Spectrogram of The Slow Down recording
0:00Spectrogram, 0 to 1 kHz0:18

A sound slowly falling in frequency over about seven minutes, attributed to an iceberg running aground.

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: Cryogenic (Ice) sounds2 steps from the original
DocumentNOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory · pmel.noaa.gov · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: Cryogenic (Ice) sounds2 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 Slow Down recording [Artifact ART0D9C7VY40FKX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D9C7VY40FKX
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