Visualizing a Solar Storm's Effect on Mars Atmosphere (Illustration)
This illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars' atmosphere, one of the processes of Martian atmosphere loss studied by NASA's MAVEN mission, beginning in 2014. Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a global magnetic field that could deflect charged particles emanating from the Sun. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22076
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PIA22076
Date Created
December 13, 2017
Center
JPL
Media Type
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