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Flyby Comet Siding Spring Electrified Mars' Atmosphere
Just last month, the comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) whipped by Mars within 88,000 miles of the planet. And while that may not sound too close, debris from the comet still had a shocking effect on the Red Planet's thin atmosphere.
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