Phenomenon
Sputtering (Atmospheric)
Atmosphere knocked off by solar-wind ions.
Atmospheric escape driven by energetic particles, like the solar wind, knocking atoms out of a planet's upper atmosphere — important for Mars.
Overview
Atmospheric escape driven by energetic particles, like the solar wind, knocking atoms out of a planet's upper atmosphere — important for Mars.
See also
Meteor Showers
Cosmic dust burning in our atmosphere.
Aurora (Northern/Southern Lights)
Solar wind painting the upper atmosphere.
Atmospheric Escape
Gas leaking from a planet's atmosphere into space.
Solar Eclipse
When the Moon stands between Earth and Sun.
Lunar Eclipse
When Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
Supernova
The catastrophic death of a massive star.