NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures the Sounds of Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover carries two microphones which are directly recording sounds on the Red Planet, including the Ingenuity helicopter and the rover itself at work. For the very first time, these audio recordings offer a new way to experience the planet.

Earth and Mars have different atmospheres, which affects the way sound is heard. Justin Maki, a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Nina Lanza, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, explain some of the notable audio recorded on Mars in this video.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/IRAP/DPA

[waynesivell]

"Listen to the sounds of Mars", then doesn't shut up to let you listen...

[carminjt]

I wanted to hear "the sounds of Mars, " not you talking. =(

[iShallEatChips]

Bra maybe like edit this better next time. Felt like the lady talked over most of the drone sound footage. So annoying.

[PhiphthVyoo]

Came to hear sounds of Mars. Heard lots of human jibber-jabber throughout.

[mikeherpich]

I get your exited but make a separate video of your non stop talking. We came for the sounds lol

[crimsoncarp]

Wow there's music and a woman talking on Mars? Sounds like a good time

[mjoscifi]

Hopefully we'll hear more sounds from Mars as time goes by. Thank you for sharing this!

[crimsoncarp]

Wtf is the point of even putting the sounds in the video when you're literally just talking over each of the sounds

[andrewfutterman]

"Here's my absolute favorite sound, a helicopter flying on Mars!"

* near-total silence. * 🙄

[jbalish]

Did anybody hear the helicopter? Did she talk right thru it?

[HungryHelpings]

10/10 would recommend sounds of talking and interviews

[Aerospacecompany]

a visible night light can work to see who show up for a closer look.

[andrewdok]

Seriously the worst, we just want to hear the sound

[pavelkl]

Proč musíte u všeho kecat.A nepustite jen zvuky Marsu.

[booradley]

All I heard was a loudmouth talking about the sounds of Mars. But apparently this lady is amazed.

How about a video with Martian sounds and subtitles so as not to ruin the video with excessive talk.

[falsedragon]

Just shut it and give people the sounds.

[josephwinborne]

Thumbs down the video if you're pissed.

[MrWoofie]

I think other people must have telescopic earsight because I couldn't hear any helicopter!

[markchamberlain]

There's a helicopter on mars!?! Since when!? Never heard that. And, Um, if so, who's flying it!?! Answers please.

[dirtypirate]

I came for the sounds of Mars, heard blah, blah, blah.