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Mars was once a warmer world of rivers, lakes and a thicker atmosphere, but after its internal dynamo died and the planet lost the magnetic shield that helps protect an atmosphere, the solar wind stripped much of its air away over billions of years, leaving the cold desert we see today

A planetary catastrophe played out over billions of years: Mars lost its magnetic heart, and the solar wind devoured what remained of its atmosphere.

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