Hacking Mars Orbiters: Dr. Jacob Parrott on the 2024 Solar Superstorm | Astrophiz #234

LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/astrophiz/astrophiz-234-dr-jacob-parrott-mars-solar-storm In May 2024, while Earth was treated to spectacular auroras, a much more violent story was unfolding 225 million kilometers away. A once-in-a-generation solar superstorm slammed into the Red Planet, providing a rare opportunity to study how a world without a magnetic shield survives a direct hit from the sun. In this episode […] The post Hacking Mars Orbiters: Dr. Jacob Parrott on the 2024 Solar Superstorm | Astrophiz #234 appeared first on Astrophiz: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Podcast .

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