Our MAVEN orbiter has observed a Martian light show caused by a major solar storm – and there could be more to come. The findings inform space weather forecasting, which is critical to protect current and future missions at the Red Planet. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3NRt4XU #NASAMars http://nitter.net/NASAMars/status/1590455687540518912#m
NASA’s MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show Caused by Major Solar Storm
For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet aurorae simultaneously, the result of solar storms that began on Aug. 27.Svetlana Shekhtman (NASA)