<ul><li>On March 15th, 2024, a powerful solar flare from the Sun led to auroras across the Solar System, including Mars.</li><li>NASA's Perseverance rover captured the first visible light image of an aurora on Mars using its Mastcam-Z instrument.</li><li>Mars doesn't have a global magnetic field like Earth, but localized magnetic fields and a thin atmosphere allow for fainter green light auroras.</li><li>This discovery opens up new possibilities for auroral research and suggests that future astronauts on Mars could witness auroras from the surface.</li></ul>

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