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Mars’ Climate Change: Where Did the Gas from an Early, Thick Atmosphere Go?

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Mars’ Climate Change: Where Did the Gas from an Early, Thick Atmosphere Go?

The MAVEN argon isotope results tell us that the majority of Mars’ atmospheric gas was lost to space, changing Mars from its early warm, wet climate to the cold, dry planet we see today.

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