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To: Voption

I read a paper by a physicist who believes that two thermonuclear explosions were what was responsible for Mars losing most of its atmosphere.

3 posted on 03/26/2018 6:38:56 AM PDT by chud

To: chud

I read a paper by a physicist who believes that two thermonuclear explosions were what was responsible for Mars losing most of its atmosphere.

In Worlds in Collision (1950) Immanuel Velikovsky presents a theory of interest as well, regarding a near miss with another celestial body.

4 posted on 03/26/2018 6:51:37 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)

To: chud

Earth has a magnetic field, that protects the atmosphere and oceans from the solar wind. Mars does not.

11 posted on 03/26/2018 10:14:08 AM PDT by mission9 (It is by the fruit ye shall know.)

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