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>IIRC Mars lost its atmosphere due to solar winds and lack of good protective magnetic field Someone in the know correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is
by ourlordcaffeine 7y ago
>IIRC Mars lost its atmosphere due to solar winds and lack of good protective magnetic field
Someone in the know correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is no longer the main theory, as solar wind ablation is too slow to make such a huge impact. I believe the popular explanation now is that geological reactions, i.e. gas reacting with rocks and being sequestered, played a larger part.
- zipwitch 7y agoSolar wind as the culprit was still being tossed around in 2017. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-maven-reveals-most-of-mars-atmosphere-was-lost-to-space https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-maven-reveals-most-... "The new result reveals that solar wind and radiation were responsible for most of the atmospheric loss on Mars, and the depletion was enough to transform the Martian climate."
- ourlordcaffeine 7y agoAh, maybe I read that geological processes were ruled out rather than being the main driver