article_snippet: Artist’s conception of Maven's Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph (IUVS) observing the “Christmas Lights Aurora" on Mars.
article_snippet: Maven observations show that Aurora is similar to Earth’s "Northern Lights" but penetrates deep into the atmosphere .
article_snippet: Maven's Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) also observed what scientists have named 'Christmas lights.'
article_snippet: For five days just before Dec. 25, Maven saw a bright ultraviolet auroral glow spanning Mars northern hemisphere.
article_snippet: Maven's Solar Energetic Particle instrument detected a huge surge in energetic electrons at the onset of Aurora.
article_snippet: A map of Maven's auroral detections in December 2014 overlaid on Mars’ surface.
article_snippet: A map of Maven's auroral detections in December 2014 shows that Aurora was widespread in the northern hemisphere, not tied to any geographic location.
highlights_snippet: Maven probe spotted ultraviolet auroral glow in northern hemisphere .
  