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NASA spacecraft finds solar 'cannonballs' may have stripped Mars of its water — proving decades-old theory
After nearly a decade in orbit, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has, for the first time, directly observed the process that ...
Scientists make first direct detection of atmospheric sputtering on Mars
A small team of planetary scientists, astrophysicists and space flight researchers affiliated with several institutions in ...
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Mars Atmosphere Sputters, Human Spacecraft Catches It in the Act
Data from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft shows that the little atmosphere Mars has sputters, ...
NASA discovers phenomenon that could have led to water loss on Mars
NASA scientists have discovered evidence that could help answer questions surrounding the history of water loss on Mars.
Researchers found key evidence of how Mars’ atmosphere has changed over the years
The data was captured by NASA’s MAVEN, which entered a Mars-bound orbit back in 2014. Since then, the spacecraft has captured ...
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Scientists Have Clear Evidence of Martian Atmosphere 'Sputtering'
For the first time, scientists have caught a key driver of the ongoing erosion of the atmosphere of Mars in action.
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Atmospheric sputtering observed on Mars
After a decade of searching, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering ...