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What's the difference between the northern and southern lights?
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The Northern Lights are caused by solar particles colliding with the Earth’s atmosphere. These collisions create a glow that can be seen from the ground, often in the form of bright green, red, and purple colors. The Southern Lights, on the other hand, are caused by solar particles interacting with the gases in the atmosphere of Mars. These interactions produce an aurora that is much more diffuse than the Northern Lights and appears as a pinkish-reddish glow visible from the surface of Mars.