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Exploring Mars’ climate history since 2013

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September 23, 2024

Celebrating 10 Years at Mars with NASA’s MAVEN Mission

by nasa.gov

September 5, 2024

NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Escaping Water

by nasa.gov

June 13, 2024

Mars Got Cooked by a Recent Solar Storm

by New York Times

June 10, 2024

NASA Watches Mars Light Up During Epic Solar Storm

by nasa.gov

Science Spotlights

May 17, 2024

CU Boulder student highlights MAVEN research at Honors Sidewalk Symposium

December 8, 2023

MAVEN Science at the AGU 2023 Fall Meeting

October 23, 2023

Follow the water on Mars: How the changing seasons have led to water loss

December 8, 2022

NASA’s MAVEN science highlights at AGU 2022

What is MAVEN?

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission launched on November 18, 2013, and entered orbit around Mars on September 21, 2014. The mission’s goal is to explore the planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the Sun and solar wind. Scientists use MAVEN data to explore the loss of volatile compounds—such as CO2, N2, and H2O—from the Martian atmosphere to space. Understanding atmospheric loss gives scientists insight into the history of Mars’ atmosphere and climate, liquid water, and planetary habitability.