Sounds From Mars! First Audio from Martian Surface Arrive.

NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is equipped with microphones, sends back audio recordings of Martian surface. The first is unfiltered and contains noise from the rover itself. The second contains filtered sound and you can hear a little bit of wind.

This is the first time a Mars rover has been equipped with microphones.

Recommended reading:

https://fishersmedia.com/science/nasas-latest-mars-rover-perseverance-set-to-touchdown-this-week/708/

https://www.nasa.gov/perseverance

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020