How Mars lost its atmosphere and the water that once flowed
In short: This video introduces MAVEN, NASA's mission to investigate the Martian upper atmosphere. By measuring atmospheric loss, scientists aim to understand how the planet's history of surface water was shaped.
From Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft departed. It began a 10-month journey to Mars to study the planet's upper atmosphere.
The mission focuses on measuring how the loss of the atmosphere to space has impacted the history of water on the Martian surface.
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