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European Spacecraft Maps Martian Aurora Activity

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Monday, November 24th, 2008

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Scientists using the European Space Agency spacecraft Mars Express have produced the first crude map of aurorae on Mars. These displays of ultraviolet light appear to be located close to the residual magnetic fields generated by Martian crustal rocks. They highlight a number of mysteries about the way Mars interacts with electrically charged particles originating from the sun. Aurorae on Mars were discovered in 2004 using the SPICAM ultraviolet and infrared atmospheric spectrometer on board Mars Express. They are a…

Congress

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