21/05/2026
A strange atmospheric effect never before seen at Mars has just been detected by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. 🔴✨
Scientists observed the Zwan-Wolf effect unfolding in the Martian atmosphere, revealing new interactions between solar particles and the planet’s upper atmospheric layers. The discovery expands what researchers know about space weather and how the Sun continuously shapes Mars over time.
Because Mars lacks a global magnetic field like Earth’s, energetic particles from the Sun can directly impact its atmosphere and contribute to atmospheric escape into space. MAVEN was specifically designed to study this process and continues uncovering new surprises years after arriving at Mars.
Even the skies above Mars remain full of mysteries waiting to be understood. 🌌🚀
