First Sounds from the Red Planet “Mars” Captured by NASA

The first audio recording of sounds from the surface of the Red Planet “Mars” has been captured by a microphone attached to NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on February 20, 2021.

Now that you’ve seen Mars, hear it. Grab some headphones and listen to the first sounds captured by one of my microphones. 🎧https://t.co/JswvAWC2IP#CountdownToMars

— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 22, 2021

First Sounds from Mars

Original Audio (with rover noise)​

Filtered Rover Audio (without rover noise)​

According to NASA, “a microphone attached to the rover did not collect usable data during the descent, but the commercial off-the-shelf device survived the highly dynamic descent to the surface and obtained sounds from Jezero Crater on Feb. 20.”

Furthermore, NASA said that this is the first time a Mars rover has been equipped with a microphone.

NASA added that “about 10 seconds into the 60-second recording, a Martian breeze is audible for a few seconds, as are mechanical sounds of the rover operating on the surface.”

Source: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover, NASA Website, NASA’s Perseverance Rover Microphone Captures Sounds from Mars