NASA MAVEN Spacecraft Stuns Scientists with Unexpectedly High Levels of Ultraviolet Light
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has stunned scientists with its latest discovery: a mysterious ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere. The glow, which was observed by MAVEN’s Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) instrument, is believed to be caused by a unique combination of molecules in the Martian atmosphere. The glow was initially detected in 2020, but the new results, published in Nature Astronomy, provide the first detailed analysis of the phenomenon. The discovery could help scientists better understand the Martian atmosphere, and could also provide additional insight into the evolution of the planet.
source: Phys.org