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Originally Posted by pmrid
It seems to me that until we are able to say why Mars lost it's atmosphere in the first place, there isn't much point trying to give it another one.
Peter
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The theory of a comet or large meteor intervention with Mars remains a serious contender according to some cosmologists. The shapes of both moons of Mars could suggest either gravitational entrapment (possibly after the cataclysmic event) or even as molten ejecta from the Martian impact - there seems to be sufficiently large impact sites on Mars to suggest this possibility.