Scientists Spot Sputtering on Mars
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DOI: 10.1029/2025eo250231
Abstract: Nearly a decade’s worth of data went into the first direct observation of sputtering on Mars, which researchers believe contributed to the loss of the Red Planet’s atmosphere. read more here.
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First direct observations of atmospheric sputtering at Mars
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt1538
Abstract: Billions of years ago, Mars’ ability to sustain liquid water waned as the solar wind and radiation began to erode the atmosphere. Sputtering is an atmospheric escape process that may have been dominant during earlier… read more here.
Keywords: sputtering mars; observations atmospheric; atmospheric sputtering; direct observations ... See more keywords