linkedin post 2021-02-01 05:10:03

MARS. “In the absence of an intrinsic dipole magnetic field, Mars’ O+ planetary ions are accelerated by the solar wind. Because of their large gyroradius, a population of these planetary ions can precipitate back into Mars’ upper atmosphere with enough energy to eject neutrals into space via collision. This process, referred to as sputtering, may have been a dominant atmospheric loss process during earlier stages of our Sun. “

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