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- The Hope Probe is the third to be launched after China and the US launched satellites to Mars
- More information is expected in September 2021
- The picture was shared by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai
-Dubai: Good news within days of successfully entering the orbit of the Red Planet. UAE’s exploration satellite Hope Probe The first image of Mars has been released. Reported by the National Space Agency.
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The statement said that Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System, rose in the early morning sunlight.
The image was taken from an altitude of 24,700 km (15,300 miles) above the surface of Mars. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, has released the first color image of Mars. The picture was shared on Twitter.
He shared that this is the first image of Mars in the history of the Arab world. The mission of the expedition is designed to reveal the secrets of Mars’ weather.
The Hope Probe is the third to be launched after China and the US launched satellites to Mars in July. It is an initiative to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the unification of the seven emirates of the country.
Mars orbits for about a year or 687 days, using three scientific instruments to monitor the Martian atmosphere. More information is expected to be available in September 2021, making it available to scientists around the world to study.