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- NASA's Perseverance rover detected electrical discharges, dubbed "mini lightning," marking the first evidence of such phenomena on Mars, confirmed by a Nature study.
- Over two Martian years, the rover recorded 55 electrical events linked to dust devils and dust storms.
- The discharges are weaker than Earth's lightning, yet they show Mars can generate electrical activity.
- Researchers urge future missions to include specialized instruments to study Mars' atmospheric dynamics and habitability.
