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Astronomy

Why Mars Lost Its Magnetic Field and Atmosphere

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Mars lost most of its atmosphere over billions of years, and a key culprit is that its global magnetic field shut down about 4 billion years ago.

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Mars was once a warm, wet world with rivers and lakes. So what turned it into the freezing, dusty desert we see today?