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Solar 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-spa
by zipwitch 7y ago
Solar 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