PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY: LIGHTING
Yes, lightning striking the ground can release hydrogen, along with other gases, through a process of high-energy chemical reactions known as lightning-induced electrochemistry
https://www.arl.noaa.gov/news-pubs/arl-news-stories/lightning-produces-molecules-that-clean-greenhouse-gases-from-the-atmosphere/
Recent studies indicate that this form of "interfacial lightning" played a role in prebiotic chemistry on early Earth, creating nitrogen-based nutrients (like ammonium) and other chemical building blocks

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