The sound of a dust devil on Mars was recorded for the first time as the eye of the whirlwind swept over the top of NASA's Perseverance rover, a new study said Tuesday. "We hit the jackpot" when the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — What’s a dust devil sound like on Mars? A NASA rover by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed directly overhead, recording the racket. It’s about ...

The Perseverance rover listened in as a dust devil whirled by its location on Mars. The Perseverance rover listened in as a dust devil whirled by its location on Mars. On September 27th, 2021, a dust ...

Dust devils regularly sweep across the surface of Mars. But now, for the first time, scientists have captured the sound of one. During a chance encounter last September, a dust-filled vortex ran into ...

On September 27, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover was sitting on Mars, minding its own business, when it was suddenly engulfed by a dust devil that measured nearly 400 feet high and 80 feet wide. Now, ...

The sounds are similar to dust devils on Earth but are quieter with less powerful winds It was the first time the rover's microphone was switched on when the whirlwind passed over it The dust devil ...

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A dust devil looks a bit like a tornado, but is weaker and rarely lasts more than about a minute. It is a twisting column of warmed air scooting across sun-heated ground, made visible by the dust that ...