Aurora Borealis has been recorded from the surface of Mars for the first time. NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected a faint green glow of atomic oxygen caused by a solar storm.
Previously, aurora borealis on this planet were only observed from orbit and in the ultraviolet range of wavelengths. The new discovery was recorded after a solar flare with a coronal mass ejection. Such an ejection reached Mars three days later, displacing energetic particles into the planet’s atmosphere and causing aurora borealis on the night side.
Aurora Borealis was observed in the Jezero Crater, where the Perseverance rover is located.
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