Which of these observations helped test the idea that Mars' atmosphere thinned due to interactions with the solar wind?

A) The MAVEN orbiter measured present-day gas loss from Mars' atmosphere.
B) The Curiosity rover measured the carbon content of rocks on Mars' surface.
C) Astronomers used spectrographs on the Keck telescope to measure the density of Mars' atmosphere.
D) Geologists measured the carbon content of Martian rocks that were transported to Earth by asteroid impacts.


A) The MAVEN orbiter measured present-day gas loss from Mars' atmosphere.

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An object's weight is properly expressed in units of

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