UAE, NASA missions find 'patchy' auroras in Mars atmosphere
The new type of aurora is formed with the solar wind hitting Mars' dayside upper atmosphere and emits ultraviolet light as it slows down.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: AUGUST 31, 2022
The United Arab Emirate's Mars Mission (EMM) and NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission have found "patchy" proton auroras in Mars' skies, bringing new insights into the red planet's atmosphere. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters on Wednesday.
Proton auroras are a type of Martian aurora (similar to the phenomenon that causes the Northern Lights) that form as solar wind, made up of charged particles from the Sun, interacts with the planet's upper atmosphere.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/science/article-715992
The new type of aurora is formed with the solar wind hitting Mars' dayside upper atmosphere and emits ultraviolet light as it slows down.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: AUGUST 31, 2022
The United Arab Emirate's Mars Mission (EMM) and NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission have found "patchy" proton auroras in Mars' skies, bringing new insights into the red planet's atmosphere. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters on Wednesday.
Proton auroras are a type of Martian aurora (similar to the phenomenon that causes the Northern Lights) that form as solar wind, made up of charged particles from the Sun, interacts with the planet's upper atmosphere.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/science/article-715992
