One theory suggests that the field shielded a thick atmospheric blanket that once warmed the Red Planet, and when the field failed, the atmosphere dissipated, and the climate changed.

一种理论认为，该磁场屏蔽了曾经使这颗红色星球变暖的厚厚的大气层，当该磁场失效时，大气消散，气候发生变化。