Researchers claimed to have recorded the sound of Martian thunder – RCO News Agency

According to Mehr news agency, quoted from IndependentThis discovery was made by listening to the rotating winds of this planet.

A group of researchers led by France reported that the rover’s microphone has recorded the distinct sound of discharging electric charges. During two Martian years, they found 55 cases of whatmini It is called “thunder” and registered are.

This phenomenon generally occurred during dust storms and dust tornadoes, almost exclusively on days when the weight of the wind on the planet was at its greatest. Electric arcs were detected as small as a few inches at a distance of less than two meters from the microphone. These microphones are part of a system for examining Martian rocks.

The sparks from these discharges, which have been likened to static electricity on the ground, between the gusts loud The wind and dust particles hitting the microphone were clearly audible.

Baptist Shedthe main author of this research and a member of the Institute for Research in Astrophysics and Planetary Geology Toulouse in this load He says: Researchers have been looking for electrical activity and lightning on Mars for more than half a century. This creates a completely new field in Martian research. V as well Referring to the possible chemical consequences of electrical discharges, he said: This is like finding a missing piece of a puzzle.

Daniel Michard from university Cardiff who has no role in this research, says: The evidence is strong, but Based on Data from an instrument built designed to record the sound of a probe’s laser firing at rocks, not the sound of thunder.

In addition, in the note that came with this research in the publication nature published, states that the discharge of electrical charges heard They have been but not seen are.