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The solar wind at Mars and Earth

In this artist's concept, the solar wind interacts with Mars' upper atmosphere, but is deflected past Earth by a global magnetic field. (Courtesy NASA/GSFC)

In this artist’s concept, the solar wind interacts with Mars’ upper atmosphere, but is deflected past Earth by a global magnetic field. (Courtesy NASA/GSFC)