Physicists Explain How Type of Aurora on Mars Is Formed May 18, 2022 — Researchers have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. The physicists report discrete aurora form through the ...

Caption Patchy proton aurora on Mars form when turbulent conditions around the planet allow charged hydrogen particles from the Sun to stream into the Martian atmosphere. Images from August 5 show ...

MAVEN observations of a proton aurora. In the top panel, natural variability of the solar wind results in occasional dense flows of solar wind protons bombarding Mars. At bottom, observations by ...

M., et al. "MAVEN IUVS observations of the aftermath of the Comet Siding Spring meteor shower on Mars." Geophysical Research Letters 42.12 (2015): 4755-4761. Schneider, Nicholas M., et al. "Discovery ...