NASA | Mars Atmosphere Loss: Sputtering

The video explores Mars' transformation from a potentially habitable planet to its current dry state. It discusses the role of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft in studying atmospheric loss, focusing on processes like sputtering, where atoms are knocked away by solar particles. The video explains how magnetic fields and solar wind contribute to this loss, potentially altering Mars' atmosphere over billions of years.

What do scientists believe Mars may have had in the past that made it a nicer place to live?

What is the process called that involves atoms being knocked away from the atmosphere?

How do energetic particles from the sun affect the atmosphere of Mars?

What role does the solar wind play in the atmospheric loss of Mars?

In what way do scientists think Mars has transformed over billions of years?