Bad Astronomy | What creates the aurora on Mars?
Like Earth, Mars has an aurora. Unlike Earth, the ones on Mars are pretty weird. Now we know why.
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Like Earth, Mars has an aurora. Unlike Earth, the ones on Mars are pretty weird. Now we know why.
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Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered how a sort of aurora on Mars forms, according to a recent study. The researchers discovered separate auroras formed by the interaction of the solar wind and the crust of Mars' southern hemisphere. Physicists Describe How Certain Sort of Aurora on Mars Forms.