NASA’s MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars

After a decade of searching, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering that could help answer longstanding questions about the history of water loss on Mars. Scientists have known for a long time, through an abundance of evidence, […]
Posted on May 29, 2025
Sign up for our newsletter:

Categories

1
1
1
3
1
38
7
1
233
5
279
1
10
1
62
13
17
1
10
3
4
Io
5
27
1
9
113
67
4
14
1
386
2
6
658
6
1
1
13
1
17
10
1
12
159
29
202
1
209
14
6
30
1
46
10
11
2
1
3
2
3
2
50
1
4
2
4
14
2
3
1
20
3
14
6
3
1
1
3
7
16
361
21
6

Blog Posts

Newsletter Archive