Perseverance Detects Triboelectric Discharges during Martian Dust Devils and Storms

Dec 1, 2025 - 12:15
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Perseverance Detects Triboelectric Discharges during Martian Dust Devils and Storms
Detection of electric discharges in dust devils by the SuperCam instrument on board NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars. Image credit: Nicolas Sarter.

Using data captured by the SuperCam microphone aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover over two Martian years, planetrary scientists have detected 55 triboelectric discharge events associated with dust devils and dust storms.

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