article_snippet.sent: Acoustic scientists from Curtin University refuse to rule out the possibility that 'distinctive' data Acoustic scientists from Curtin University recorded from the area at the assumed time of the crash may have come from the impact of the aircraft as the aircraft hit the Indian Ocean.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Duncan Alec Duncan began investigating a low-frequency underwater sound signal which was recorded west of Rottnest Island just after 1:30 am UTC on March 8. '
article_snippet.sent: Data from one of the IMOS (Integrated Marine Observing System) recorders showed a clear acoustic signal at a time that was reasonably consistent with other information relating to the disappearance of MH370,' Dr Duncan said in a statement released by Curtin University. '
article_snippet.sent: The crash of a large aircraft in the Indian Ocean would be a high energy event and expected to generate intense underwater sounds.'
article_snippet.sent: Curtin University Centre for Marine Science and Technology's Dr Duncanbegan investigating a low-frequency underwater sound signal .
article_snippet.sent: Dr Duncan Dr Duncan said that the noise may have been due to a geological event, including a small earth tremor, but the timing piqued the interest of Dr Duncan research team.