Nasa reveals solar winds stripped Mars' atmosphere
The sun destroyed the atmosphere of Mars robbing the planet of what might once have been an environment replete with water and the conditions for life, Nasa said today.
Announcing the findings of its Maven probe which has been orbiting the Red Planet for the last year, the space agency said the once-thick atmosphere was blown away by the solar wind between 4.2 billion and 3.7 billion years ago.
Until that time water appeared to have been "abundant and active" on Mars, Nasa said.
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OK...so now I wonder if we really ARE Martians who relocated???
The sun destroyed the atmosphere of Mars robbing the planet of what might once have been an environment replete with water and the conditions for life, Nasa said today.
Announcing the findings of its Maven probe which has been orbiting the Red Planet for the last year, the space agency said the once-thick atmosphere was blown away by the solar wind between 4.2 billion and 3.7 billion years ago.
Until that time water appeared to have been "abundant and active" on Mars, Nasa said.
Open site for video and full story
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OK...so now I wonder if we really ARE Martians who relocated???
