MAVEN: Mars Atmospheric Loss: Plasma Processes

November 6, 2013
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Mars's thick early atmosphere was likely lost to space, and the Sun is a potential culprit. When high-energy solar photons strike the upper Martian atmosphere they can ionize gas molecules, causing the atmosphere to erode over time.

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