Glowing green oxygen is detected for first time in Mars.

ISLAMABAD -- The European Space Agency's orbiter has been circling Mars for nearly four years and has recently made an astonishing discovery glowing green oxygen in the atmosphere. Astronomers have predicted the existence of the emission for 40 years, but now has proof of its presence. The glow was found to be the strongest at an altitude of over 262,000 and is caused by the sunlight combining with atoms and molecules in the air. Not only is this the first time...

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