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NASA’s MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars

NASA’s MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars NASA’s MAVEN mission has made its first direct observation of atmospheric sputtering on Mars, a process that could help explain the history of water loss on the planet. Sputtering occurs when atoms are knocked out of the atmosphere by energetic charge particles from the solar […]

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