{"id":519,"date":"2025-12-04T03:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T02:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/nasa-rover-detects-electric-sparks-in-mars-dust-devils-storms\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:24:46","slug":"nasa-rover-detects-electric-sparks-in-mars-dust-devils-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/nasa-rover-detects-electric-sparks-in-mars-dust-devils-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\">\n<div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"1---dust-devil-video---sol1617\" id=\"nasa-plus-2ao9k\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"1---dust-devil-video---sol1617\"}}}}'><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/100blogs.ovh\/36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nasa-rover-detects-electric-sparks-in-mars-dust-devils-storms-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1010\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">\n<div>Three Martian dust devils can be seen near the rim of Jezero Crater in this short video made of images taken by a navigation camera aboard NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover on Sept. 6, 2025. The microphone on the rover\u2019s SuperCam previously captured audio when a dust devil passed over.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">\n<div>NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/SSI<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges \u2014sparks \u2014 and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. Long theorized, the phenomenon has now been confirmed through audio and electromagnetic recordings captured by the rover\u2019s SuperCam microphone. The discovery, <a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/eRWr6\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> Nov. 26 in the journal Nature, has implications for Martian atmospheric chemistry, climate, and habitability, and could help inform the design of future robotic and human missions to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>A frequent occurrence on the Red Planet, dust devils form from rising and rotating columns of warm air. Air near the planet\u2019s surface becomes heated by contact with the warmer ground and rises through the denser, cooler air above. As other air moves along the surface to take the place of the rising warmer air, it begins to rotate. When the incoming air rises into the column, it picks up speed like spinning ice skaters bringing their arms closer to their body. The air rushing in also picks up dust, and a dust devil is born.<\/p>\n<p>SuperCam has recorded 55 distinct electrical events over the course of the mission, beginning on the mission\u2019s 215thMartian day, or sol, in 2021. Sixteen have been recorded when dust devils passed directly over the rover.<\/p>\n<p>Decades before Perseverance landed, scientists theorized that the friction generated by tiny dust grains swirling and rubbing against each other in Martian dust devils could generate enough of an electrical charge to eventually produce electrical arcs. Called the triboelectric effect, it\u2019s the phenomenon at play when someone walks over a carpet in socks and then touches a metal doorknob, generating a spark. In fact, that is about the same level of discharge as what a Martian dust devil might produce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTriboelectric charging of sand and snow particles is well documented on Earth, particularly in desert regions, but it rarely results in actual electrical discharges,\u201d said Baptiste Chide, a member of the Perseverance science team and a planetary scientist at L\u2019Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Plan\u00e9tologie in France. \u201cOn Mars, the thin atmosphere makes the phenomenon far more likely, as the amount of charge required to generate sparks is much lower than what is required in Earth\u2019s near-surface atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perseverance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/all-about-the-laser-and-microphone-atop-mars-2020-nasas-next-rover\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SuperCam instrument<\/a> carries a microphone to analyze the sounds of the instrument\u2019s laser when it zaps rocks, but the team has also captured the sounds of wind and even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/images\/pia25657-nasas-perseverance-records-a-martian-dust-devil\/\" rel=\"noopener\">first audio<\/a> recording of a Martian dust devil. Scientists knew it could pick up electromagnetic disturbance (static) and sounds of electrical discharges in the atmosphere. What they didn\u2019t know was if such events happened frequently enough, or if the rover would ever be close enough, to record one. Then they began to assess data amassed over the mission, and it didn\u2019t take long to find the telltale sounds of electrical activity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The SuperCam microphone on NASA\u2019s Perseverance captured this recording of the sounds of electrical discharge as a dust devil passed over the Mars rover on Oct. 12, 2024. The three crackles can be heard in between the sounds of the dust devil\u2019s front and trailing walls.<br \/>Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/LANL\/CNES\/CNRS\/ISAE-Supaero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crackle, pop<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe got some good ones where you can clearly hear the \u2018snap\u2019 sound of the spark,\u201d said coauthor Ralph Lorenz, a Perseverance scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Maryland. \u201cIn the Sol 215 dust devil recording, you can hear not only the electrical sound, but also the wall of the dust devil moving over the rover. And in the Sol 1,296 dust devil, you hear all that plus some of the particles impacting the microphone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-five other discharges were associated with the passage of convective fronts during regional dust storms. These fronts feature intense turbulence that favor triboelectric charging and charge separation, which occurs when two objects touch, transfer electrons, and separate \u2014 the part of the triboelectric effect that results in a spark of static electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers found electrical discharges did not seem to increase during the seasons when dust storms, which globally increase the presence of atmospheric dust, are more common on Mars. This result suggests that electrical buildup is more closely tied to the localized, turbulent lifting of sand and dust rather than high dust density alone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While exploring the rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover captured new images of multiple dust devils in January 2025. These captivating phenomena have been documented for decades by the agency\u2019s Red Planet robotic explorers.<br \/>Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/LANL\/CNES\/CNRS\/INTA-CSIC\/Space Science Institute\/ISAE-Supaero\/University of Arizona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profound effects<\/h2>\n<p>The proof of these electrical discharges is a discovery that dramatically changes our understanding of Mars. Their presence means that the Martian atmosphere can become sufficiently charged to activate chemical reactions, leading to the creation of highly oxidizing compounds, such as chlorates and perchlorates. These strong substances can effectively destroy organic molecules (which constitute some of the components of life) on the surface and break down many atmospheric compounds, completely altering the overall chemical balance of the Martian atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>This discovery could also explain the puzzling ability of Martian methane to vanish rapidly, offering a crucial piece of the puzzle for understanding the constraints life may have faced and, therefore, the planet\u2019s potential to be habitable.<\/p>\n<p>Given the omnipresence of dust on Mars, the presence of electrical charges generated by particles rubbing together would seem likely to influence dust transport on Mars as well. How dust travels on Mars plays a central role in the planet\u2019s climate but remains poorly understood.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the presence of electrostatic discharges will also help NASA understand potential risks to the electronic equipment of current robotic missions. That no adverse electrostatic discharge effects have been reported in several decades of Mars surface operations may attest to careful spacecraft grounding practices. The findings could also inform safety measures developed for future astronauts exploring the Red Planet.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about Perseverance<\/h2>\n<p>Managed for NASA by Caltech, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover on behalf of the agency\u2019s Science Mission Directorate as part of NASA\u2019s Mars Exploration Program portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Perseverance visit: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>News Media Contacts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>DC Agle<br \/>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br \/>818-393-9011<br \/><a href=\"mailto:agle@jpl.nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agle@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Karen Fox \/ Molly Wasser<br \/>NASA Headquarters, Washington<br 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desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Exploration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Mars is the only planet we know of inhabited entirely by robots. Learn more about the Mars Missions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-mars-nasa-gov-jpg.webp\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA\u2019s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is the second longest-lived spacecraft to orbit Mars, after 2001 Mars Odyssey.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-pia04916.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter\/science\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>MRO Science<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Overview Among other ongoing\u00a0 achievements, data collected by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to help Mars scientists and engineers characterize potential\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mars-perseverance-descent.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-express\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Express<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA Participation\u00a0 In partnership with their European colleagues, U.S. scientists are participating in the scientific instrument teams of the Mars\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/general\/images\/2008\/02\/mars-express-pillars-esa.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Three Martian dust devils can be seen near the rim of Jezero Crater in this short video made of images taken by a navigation camera aboard NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover on Sept. 6, 2025. 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