MAVEN’s aurora study proves a Dungey-cycle happens on Mars, via crustal mini-magnetospheres
Nature Communications backs a long-suspected mechanism, showing Mars lights up through an Earth-like process on smaller scales.

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Nature Communications backs a long-suspected mechanism, showing Mars lights up through an Earth-like process on smaller scales.
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