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Heard of proton auroras on Mars? Here is what NASA MAVEN and EMM observe

A joint observation of dynamic proton aurora events at Mars has been released by NASA's MAVEN and UAE's EMM. Here is all you need to know. NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission and the United Arab Emirates' Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) have released joint observations of dynamic proton aurora events at Mars. Informing about the same, NASA Mars tweeted, "International teamwork pays off at the Red Planet: By combining data from our MAVEN orbiter and the @HopeMarsMission, scientists are closer to understanding the proton auroras of Mars." It can be known that the Emirates Mar Mission (Hope Probe) has made first observations of a new type of proton aurora near Mars. The 'patchy' proton aurora cou...