Mars/Atmosphere

Mars' atmosphere. As Mars lacks a magnetosphere, it is continually being eroded by Solar Wind and is not being replenished by volcanic emissions. It may wax and wane as Carbon Dioxide is released from the polar ice caps over variations in its axial tilt.

Magnetic Tornadoes Discovered (Jun 2009)

 * See Mercury/Magnetic Tornadoes


 * http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090608-mm-mercury-tornadoes.html