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Showing posts with label magnetic field. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magnetic field. Show all posts

Monday, July 22, 2013

Mars suffered early loss of most of the atmosphere

When I was a young man with less than 500 million years ago, Mars suffered a catastrophe that hung its magnetic field, leave it exposed to strong solar winds and caused him to lose most of its atmosphere. This is the most plausible story for children on the planet, according to the latest findings of the rover Curiosity.

The conclusion is in two studies published today in the journal "Science" that reveal with unprecedented precision the composition of air on Mars.