NASA Recorded Lightning Crackling on Mars for the First Time

Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. A French-led team reported Wednesday that the crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the…

NASA rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars

Paris (AFP) -- A NASA rover has recorded evidence of lightning on Mars for the first time, its microphone picking up the sounds of tiny "zaps" whipped up by the dust storms constantly sweeping across the planet.

NASA rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars

These are far from the thundering, kilometre-long lightning bolts we see on Earth; they are “little zaps. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Scientists capture crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Nasa rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars

While low in energy, these discharges are happening “absolutely all the time, and everywhere” on Mars, French planetary scientist says.

NASA rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars

A NASA rover has recorded evidence of lightning on Mars for the first time, its microphone picking up the sounds of tiny "zaps" whipped up by the dust storms constantly sweeping across the planet.