Tag: ExoMars
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European Mars Orbiter Spies Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Zooming Past Red Planet
Overview: A Rare Interstellar Visitor Near Mars In a remarkable observational feat, a European Mars orbiter recorded imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it whizzed past Mars on October 3. The flyby brought the comet to within about 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) of the Red Planet, providing scientists with a rare chance…
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Comet 3I/ATLAS Flies By Mars: Perseverance Captures First Image
Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Nears Mars: What We Know The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has captured the attention of telescopes around the world as it makes a rare pass through the inner solar system. Although on the far side of the Sun from Earth, researchers are leveraging Mars-based observations to study this interstellar traveler up close. While…
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Mystery Ozone Surge Discovered in Mars’s Winter Darkness
Unveiling Mars’s Harsh Winter Atmosphere New observations have shed rare light on Mars’s north polar vortex during its long, shadowed winter. Researchers studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere found that the conditions inside the vortex are far more extreme than those outside, with darkness enabling an unusual surge in ozone. The findings were presented at the…
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Mystery Ozone Surge Discovered in Mars’s Winter Darkness
Mars’s Winter Ozone Surge: Inside the North Polar Vortex In the long, shadowed winter of Mars’s northern pole, scientists have observed an unexpected chemical twist: a pronounced surge in ozone inside the planet’s north polar vortex. The discovery highlights how extreme cold and the absence of sunlight can reshape Martian atmospheric chemistry, offering new clues…