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ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has detected glowing green oxygen in Mars’ atmosphere – the first time that this emission has been seen around a planet other than Earth.
The observations, obtained with the TGO's NOMAD instrument using its UVIS channel between April and December 2019, are shown as green dots as a function of altitude, and compared to a theoretical model (red line). Oxygen green dayglow appears to be brightest at 80 km, reaching a second peak around 120 km, and dissipating above 150 km.
Full story: ExoMars spots unique green glow at the Red Planet