Martian atmosphere News
NASA says this discovery is a significant step toward unraveling the mystery of Mars' past environments.
New images from MAVEN show the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behavior.
Temperature recordings show both, direct and indirect effects of dust storms in the Martian atmosphere.
For the first time since the last observation 40 years ago, atomic oxygen has been detected by the scientits in the Martian atmosphere.
Atomic oxygen -- an elemental form of oxygen that does not exist in Earth's atmosphere -- affects how other gases escape Mars and therefore has a significant impact on the planet's atmosphere.
The March storm was the largest of about a half-dozen similar events that the MAVEN mission has studied since arriving at the Red Planet in September 2014.
Scientists suggest that 3.8 billion years ago, Mars might have had a moderately dense atmosphere.
New data from the MAVEN have enabled researchers to determine the rate at which the Martian atmosphere currently is losing gas to space via stripping by the solar wind.
NASA will announce the key science findings from the agency’s ongoing exploration of Mars during a news briefing today.
NASA has successfully completed key heat shield tests for the future exploration spacecrafts that will scout the Red Planet for signs of life.
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