7.4K views · 405 reactions | For billions of years, the solar wind has been eroding the Martian atmosphere. But what happens when the solar wind just… disappears? Our MAVEN spacecraft was able to observe this surprising and unusual solar system event. https://go.nasa.gov/46SR19e | NASA Solar System Exploration | Facebook

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third known object from outside our solar system to be discovered passing through our neighborhood. ☄ Track its current and future position using our "Eyes on the Solar System" interactive. Here it is passing near Mars in October: go.nasa.gov/4goaV2t All about Comet 3I/ATLAS and NASA's ongoing observations: science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/ | NASA Solar System Exploration