Mars may once have been a world with rivers, lakes, and a much thicker atmosphere. So what happened? Scientists believe the answer lies deep inside the planet—and in its long battle against the Sun.
After Mars lost its magnetic shield, the solar wind began stripping away its atmosphere over billions of years, transforming a potentially habitable world into the cold, barren desert we see today. But could something similar ever happen to Earth?
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Mars may once have been a world with rivers, lakes, and a much thicker atmosphere. So what happened? Scientists believe the answer lies deep inside the planet—and in its long battle against the Sun.
After Mars lost its magnetic shield, the solar wind began stripping away its atmosphere over billions of years, transforming a potentially habitable world into the cold, barren desert we see today. But could something similar ever happen to Earth?
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