Scientists can learn a great deal about Martian dust devils only by listening to them

Dust devils have played crucial roles in Mars rover missions.

Scientists analyzed the sound recordings of a Martian dust devil traveling across Mars' ancient lakebed, the Jezero crater, for the first time.

, the findings "may improve our understanding of surface changes, dust storms, and climate variability on Mars, which may have implications for space exploration."The researchers were able to conduct their analysis, which is detailed in, thanks to the fact that NASA's Perseverance rover's SuperCam microphone unwittingly recorded the dust devil as it passed overhead.

"As the Perseverance mission continues," the press statement reads, "additional microphone recordings may provide further dust devils encounters, allowing for comparative studies to be performed between different vortices at different geographical sites."images of three dust devils

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