The Perseverance rover happened to have its microphone on when the dust devil - with its 25mph winds speeds - passed over it.
Scientists have long had evidence of the existence of dust devils on Mars, as they have been photographed for years. However, this 10-second audio clip is the first time that humans have been able to hear what they sound like.
The clip is evidence of an average-range dust wind, at least 400 feet tall and 80 feet across and travelling at five metres per second. The microphone picked up 308 dust pings as the dust devil whipped by.
According to the research team, the Martian dust devil sounds similar to those occurring on Earth, although it is quieter since Mars’ thin atmosphere makes for more muted sounds and less forceful wind.
The researcher's findings regarding the dust devil and the clues it provides about Martian weather have been published in a new study in Nature Communications, alongside the audio clip.
The dust devil...