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Solar superstorm gave ESA's Mars orbiters a handy science opportunity

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Veteran spacecraft overcome computer glitches as atmosphere 'flooded by electrons'

Almost two years ago, a solar storm hit Earth, triggering auroras that were seen as far south as Mexico. The storm also reached Mars and was detected by a pair of ESA spacecraft, Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).…

Richard Speed