A selfie of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, on July 23, 2024. The image is made up of 62 individual images that were stitched together. NASA via AP, file
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—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 microphone on the rover, a French-led team reported Wednesday.
