Gizmodo.com May 19, 2026 • 19:05

NASA’s MAVEN Detects Atmospheric Effect on Mars That ‘No One Expected’ - Gizmodo

By Passant Rabie

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft observed the Zwan-Wolf effect deep inside Mars' ionosphere during a solar storm.

We know Mars to be many things: dusty, cold, and missing a global magnetic field. In a recent discovery that baffled scientists, a space weather phenomenon previously associated with powerful magneti… [+4132 chars]

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NASA’s MAVEN Detects Atmospheric Effect on Mars That ‘No One Expected’ - Gizmodo

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