All planets with an atmosphere in the solar system display saddle, created by the interaction of magnetic fields with high -energy particles from the sun.

Scientists have detected many and different saddle types on Mars, which has a hybrid magnetosphere formed by prehistoric magnetism of the crust and a conductive ionosphere.

However, to date, all the detected saddle on Mars appeared in ultraviolet wavelengths invisible to the naked eye.

In March 2024, scientists noticed For the first time visible saddle on Mars And they publish the results of their research in the magazine “Science Advances”.

In this research, scientists recorded the first visible saddle on Mars, using NASA’s Mastcam-Z and Supercam instruments.

Through modeling they identified the optimum angle for the two scientific instruments to observe the saddle in visible light.

They linked this saddle, which appeared on March 18, 2024, with a mass of mass, a huge explosion of gas and magnetic energy carrying large quantities of solar active particles, from a strong solar storm three days earlier.

“The presence of a visible seat opens new ways for the study of space weather on Mars,” notes the research team, led by Eliz Knutsen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo, Norway.