Solar wind turned Mars into dry, cold planet: study

Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 14:01 in Astronomy & Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Particles blasting out from the sun stripped away what was once a thick, Earth-like atmosphere on Mars, leaving behind a dry and cold world inhospitable to life, researchers said in a study released on Thursday.

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