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Visualizing a Solar Storm's Effect on Mars Atmosphere (Illustration)
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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.
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Credit lineVisualizing a Solar Storm's Effect on Mars Atmosphere (Illustration). NASA/JPL, 2017-12-13. Public domain. ID: PIA22076.
