Posted on August 1, 2026, 10:20 am By professorrosado
Research More At iKnowdle!Solar wind stirs Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting ion loss to space
Our sun constantly releases a stream of high-speed charged particles, known as the solar wind. Unlike Earth, Mars does not have a strong global magnetic field to shield its atmosphere from this flow. As a result, the solar wind can interact directly with Mars’ upper atmosphere and gradually strip atmospheric particles into space.
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