https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/perseverance-mars-rover-records-sound-of-rock-zapping-laser1/ > Our growing list of sounds on Mars now includes lasers. > NASA’s Perseverance rover has begun using its rock-zapping SuperCam instrument on the Red Planet, mission team members announced today (March 10). SuperCam is equipped with a microphone, which has picked up the gentle whoosh of the Martian wind as well as the not-so-gentle snaps generated by the laser when it hits a rock target.