To anyone who knows: is there a relationship between the magnetosphere and the atmosphere of the Earth (or any planet for that matter)?
Try to explain as simply as possible since I am not the sharpest crayon in the box.
Thanks!
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Yes. The Magnetosphere protects planets from solar flares and other harmful rays. Many scientists believe that the reason Mars has no atmosphere is that that it was blown away by solar wind when the planets' plate tectonics stopped and the magnetosphere vanished.