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    "Mars might actually have lightning but not the dramatic bolts we see on Earth". Instead, its massive dust storms create electrical charges that discharge as tiny, short lived sparks. Because of the planet’s thin atmosphere, this lightning is faint and hard to detect.
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    “Mars might actually have lightning but not the dramatic bolts we see on Earth”. Instead, its massive dust storms create electrical charges that discharge as tiny, short lived sparks. Because of the planet’s thin atmosphere, this lightning is faint and hard to detect.


    “Mars might actually have lightning but not the dramatic bolts we see on Earth”. Instead, its massive dust storms create electrical charges that discharge as tiny, short lived sparks. Because of the planet’s thin atmosphere, this lightning is faint and hard to detect.

    Could lightning occur on Mars?

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    1. TinkerDad1 on

      Mars: “Mom, can we have lightning?”

      Physics: “We have lightning at home, honey.”

      Lightning at home: static shocks from a dust storm