NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded crackling sounds during dust storms on Mars — scientists say these are small static-electric sparks only a few centimeters long. They’re not big lightning bolts like on Earth, but it’s the first real evidence of electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere.
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Mars might have tiny lightning after all.
NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded crackling sounds during dust storms on Mars — scientists say these are small static-electric sparks only a few centimeters long. They’re not big lightning bolts like on Earth, but it’s the first real evidence of electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere.
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