06-11-2015 19:09 via indianexpress.com

Strong solar winds stripped Mars’ atmosphere: NASA

The findings show that the erosion of Mars’ atmosphere increases significantly during solar storms. (Source: NASA)
Strong solar winds likely played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment that might have supported life to the cold, arid planet Mars is on Friday, according to NASA.
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission data has enabled researchers to determine the rate at which the Martian atmosphere currentl
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