The Economic Times

Mars missing water quest sees an unexpected breakthrough, offering insights into the planets ancient climate

Scientists have long sought to explain why Mars, once rich in liquid water, became a dry desert. A new study reveals that intense, localized dust storms during the Northern Hemisphere summer can lift significant amounts of water vapor into the upper atmosphere, accelerating hydrogen escape into space.Observations during Mars Year 37 (20222023 Earth)indicated water levels ten times higher than expected at high altitudes.