On a cold, thin-aired world where sound barely carries, a NASA rover has picked up something that should not be possible: the crackle of lightning on Mars. Instead of the deep, rolling thunder ...
Researchers believe Perseverance recorded 55 instances of "mini lightning," providing the first sound evidence of Martian electrical activity. The lightning occurs during dust storms and dust devils, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lightning flashes from a thunderstorm light up the landscape in eastern Brandenburg. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via ...
Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. The crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a ...
The study presents the first in-situ evidence of electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere, identifying 55 distinct triboelectric discharge events. These electrical discharges, unlike terrestrial ...
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