MARTIAN MICROPHONE TO BE SET UP FRIDAY (DEC. 3)

MARTIAN MICROPHONE TO BE SET UP FRIDAY (DEC. 3)

PASADENA, Calif. (Wireless Flash) -- Earthlings will be able to hear the sounds of an alien world for this first time this Friday when a microphone placed on the surface of Mars will be activated for the first time. A spokesperson for the Planetary Society, which owns the Martian microphone, believes the spacy sounds will most likely consist of wind, rolling pebbles and electrical discharges. The society plans on transmitting the out-of-this-world sounds on its website -- planetary.org -- which is a prospect that's particularly exciting for one Los Angeles musician. Duke Williams, who creates music inspired by extraterrestrials, says he'd love to use some of the sounds from the Martian microphone in upcoming compositions. But it may be a while. All of the Martian noises captured by the microphone will be copyrighted in the name of the Planetary Society.