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Researchers discovered a large amount of water in the upper atmosphere of Mars, rapidly destroyed by ions, explaining part of the planet's mysterious dryness. This process contradicts the classical picture of water escape from Mars, suggesting it is incomplete and influenced by seasonal and dust storms.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Escape from Mars: how water fled the red planet University of Arizona · Nov 12, 2020 · first to report
- Transport of water to mars' upper atmosphere dominates planet's water loss to space American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Nov 12, 2020