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Passing Comet Affects Magnetic Field at Mars

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Marcha's Two-Cents Worth

Wow!  I wonder what it would do to Earth’s?

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This artist’s depiction shows the close encounter between comet Siding Sprng and Mars in 2014. The comet’s powerful magnetic field temporarily merged with, and overwhelmed, the planet’s weak magnetic field.

Source: Passing Comet Affects Magnetic Field at Mars

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