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Looking at a Martian Aurora Borealis

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the northern-lights dept.

mike_1138 writes "According to new research, 'The Martian auroras differ from those on Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune...' I've seen the Borealis here on Earth, and they're beautiful. I can't imagine what they must look like in a Martian night."

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  1. Little Chief! by kryogen1x · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Maybe these auroras will allow us to communicate with Martians in the future? I hope they tell me who wins the World Series.

  2. Man on Mars by b1gs341 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is NASA still planing to land a man on mars?