On Earth, we think the convection in thunderstorms is important in the process of separating positive charges from negative charges. And if you separate enough charges, you build up a very large potential field between those separated charges. |
So we don't have proof, but we have a pretty good idea that this particular storm might be the storm that's associated with the lightning that we're detecting. |
We're going to find out more about those sounds and what they mean...It's definitely a discharge process, a big spark that releases a lot of energy in a very short period of time. |