The aurora on Earth is generally viewed as a colorful display of light in the night sky. However, the researchers from NASA said that the event on Mars, called a proton aurora, appears during the day and reflects ultraviolet light. As per researchers, the proton aurora is caused indirectly by hydrogen derived from Martian water which is in the process of being lost to space. Proton aurora originates when the subatomic particles from solar winds associated with the upper atmosphere on the dayside of Mars. Researchers claim as the interaction between the hydrogen and solar-wind protons becomes more frequent, the Martian aurora will become more common and brighter. Image Credit: Pixabay, Unsplash, Pexels, Wikipedia, Google
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