Scientists get intimate view of havoc that comet C/2013 A1’s passing wreaked on magnetic environment around Mars

A few weeks prior to the historic encounter of comet C/2013 A1 with the Red Planet in October 2014, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft made an entry into Mars’ orbit.

With a motive to keep sensitive equipment aboard MAVEN safe from probable damage, some instruments were switched off at the time of the flyby. Similar procedure was followed for other Mars orbiters as well.

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