Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made

NASA's MAVEN mission has discovered that auroras on Mars form through the same process as Earth's, driven by charged particles from solar storms that strip away the Martian atmosphere. This mechanism contributes to Mars' atmospheric loss, and NASA News reports it's one of several such processes that MAVEN scientists continue studying. The finding sheds light on the forces shaping the red planet's thin atmosphere.

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