Mars rover captures first sound of dust devil on red planet

The Perseverance rover on Mars on March 4 2021 (Nasa/JPL-Caltech/AP)

A Nasa rover has recorded the sound of a red dust devil whizzing past on Mars.

The 10-second first-of-its-kind audio was released on Tuesday and captures not only rumbling gusts of up to 25mph but also the pinging of hundreds of dust particles against the rover Perseverance.