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Monday 22 December 2014

MAVEN uncovers secrets of Martian atmosphere loss

Artist's concept of the MAVEN spacecraft (Image: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)


Mars is regarded as the most Earth-like of the planets in the Solar System, but its atmosphere is only 0.6 percent as dense as Earth's and is constantly leaking what little air it has into space. NASA'S Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mars orbiter is providing new insights into the loss of the Martian atmosphere by discovering how the solar winds penetrate to surprisingly low altitudes... Continue Reading MAVEN uncovers secrets of Martian atmosphere loss



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