NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft documented an expansive aurora event on Mars following a significant solar storm. Unlike Earth’s localized auroras driven by a global magnetic field, Martian auroras can encompass the entire planet because Mars lacks a uniform magnetic shield. These observations provide critical data on how solar activity interacts with the Martian atmosphere and contributes to the ongoing loss of its planetary gases into space.

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