NASA: Mars had an atmosphere similar to Earth's

Mars also had a magnetic field, but it "went out" about 4,2 billion years ago, scientists say
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Mars, Earth, Photo: Twitter
Mars, Earth, Photo: Twitter
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Ažurirano: 05.11.2015. 20:38h

Scientists from the American Space Agency (NASA) say that Mars had an atmosphere similar to Earth's, but it has thinned under the influence of solar winds, it was announced at a press conference that started tonight at 20:XNUMX our time.

In the past, solar winds were much more common, and this is precisely the reason why Mars was rapidly losing its atmosphere.

They explained that this did not happen with the Earth's atmosphere because of its strong magnetic field that protects our planet from harmful influences from space.

Scientists from NASA believe that Mars was once covered with large water surfaces, but that the amount of water decreased along with the thinning of the atmosphere.

Mars also had a magnetic field, but it "went out" about 4,2 billion years ago, scientists say.

That's when the process of losing the atmosphere began and lasted until 3,7 billion years ago. In that period, the Sun was very active and the solar winds more intense.

As announced at the conference, at this stage of the existence of the solar system, there is little chance that a similar fate will befall our planet.

The data collected by the Maven spacecraft were presented at this press conference.

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