NASA Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocks

A meteoroid impact formed these craters on Mars in September 2021. [NASA Images]

A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the planet's surface.

Scientists reported Monday that Mars InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from a series of impacts in 2020 and 2021. A satellite orbiting the red planet confirmed the impact locations, as far as 180 miles (290 kilometers) from the lander.