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A 'Void' Hurtling Through The Solar System Blew Up Mars' Atmosphere

A void left in the wake of a particularly powerful gust of solar wind caused the atmosphere of Mars to dramatically balloon outwards. ....

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NASA Mars mission reveals solar wind suddenly stopped

NASA’s MAVEN mission observed a sudden disappearance of solar wind while in orbit. The solar wind then resumed as normal 2 days later. ....

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The Great Solar Wind Disappearance: Groundbreaking Discovery by NASA's MAVEN Mission

NASA's MAVEN detected a unique solar event that drastically affected Mars' atmosphere, offering vital insights into the planet's interaction with solar phenomena. In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” o ....

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Mars' Magnetosphere Suddenly Tripled in Size Last Christmas Day

On Christmas Day last year, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observed something entirely unexpected and exceedingly rare while orbiting Mars. It observed the almost complete "disappearance" of solar wind, the steady trickle of charged particles coming from the Sun, in the wake of a powerful solar event, according to NASA. The sudden lack of pressure from […] ....

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