NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms

Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters. NASAs Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges -sparks - and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. Long theorized, the phenomenon has now been confirmed through audio and electromagnetic recordings []