Planetary scientists find a seasonal ozone layer on Mars

Planetary scientists studying Mars have discovered that its polar vortex has temperatures much lower than predicted. A polar vortex is a low-pressure system of air that rotates around a planet’s poles. Earth has such areas around both of its poles. They’re weaker during each hemisphere’s summer and stronger in winter. As on Earth, Mars’s polar vortexContinue reading “Planetary scientists find a seasonal ozone layer on Mars”
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