The Martian sounds recorded by the Perseverance rover, so far

Snap. Whoosh. Ping.

The Mars Perseverance rover, the first robot to record Martian sounds with a real microphone, has already picked up some eerie, extraterrestrial recordings. The sounds, available below, include the rover's metallic wheels rumbling over the desert ground, a laser zapping a rock 30 times, and the blowing...