NASA's Perseverance detects lightning on Mars for the first time

Updated on 30 Nov 2025 | Category: Science

Fifty-five events have been detected over two Martian years, commonly linked with dust devils and dust storm convective fronts.

In a significant breakthrough, NASA's Perseverance rover detected electrical activity in Mars' atmosphere for the first time. The finding is crucial as it implies that a lightning event is very much possible in the Martian atmosphere.
The electrical ...