Scientists Have Discovered How Mars Became a Desert

Scientists have discovered the real reason Mars turned into a dry, barren desert, and it’s pretty shocking. A long time ago, the Red Planet had lakes, rivers, and maybe even oceans, but something caused all that water to disappear. It turns out Mars lost its protective magnetic field, which let solar winds strip away its atmosphere over millions of years. Without a thick atmosphere to trap heat and keep water from evaporating, the planet slowly dried up. Now, all that’s left are dusty plains, deep canyons, and frozen ice beneath the surface. But if we ever want to live there, scientists are working on ways to bring some of that lost water back! Credit: MarsCuriosityRover: By NASA / JPL-Caltech / Olivier de Goursac, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Curiosity Cradled: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cata..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... PIA19080-MarsRoverCuriosity: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Gale Crater: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Martian Rocks: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Gale Crater 2: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Jezero Crater Minerals: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL/Purdue/USGS, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Concentration en minéraux: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Curiosity Rover Animation: By NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Curiosity: By NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Water Ice Map for Mars: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Ancient Lake: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Kolskaya-sverhglubokaya: By Alexander Novikov, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightside.official   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices