Updated April 13th, 2022 at 22:43 IST
NASA's Maven orbiter, UAE's Hope probe collaborate for enhanced scanning of Mars
NASA announced that it's orbiter from the MAVEN mission is collaborating with UAE's Hope probe to reveal hidden details of Mars.
Advertisement
Mars is currently hosting a number of spacecrafts that are orbiting it to gather data crucial for planetary exploration. As of now, orbiter from Europe, the US, India, China and the United Arab Emirates are hovering around the red planet and two of these orbiters have joined forces now. In a latest update, NASA announced that it's MAVEN mission is collaborating with UAE's Hope probe for unprecedented discoveries on Mars.
NASA’s MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two Mars orbiters as they study the Red Planet's atmosphere. More: https://t.co/F4V5BS1NgT pic.twitter.com/W0LEnRA4wd
— NASA Mars (@NASAMars) April 12, 2022
NASA finds a new partner in UAE
#Hope_Probe, the Emirates Mars Mission, shares new scientific observations about Mars atmosphere with the scientific community from all around the world. The 3rd batch of data, which was captured by Hope Probe, included over 57 gigabytes of data about the Red Planet’s climate. pic.twitter.com/bvvFhkfWfR
— وكالة الإمارات للفضاء (@uaespaceagency) April 13, 2022
"A new partnership that encourages the sharing of data between NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) project and the Emirates Mars Mission’s (EMM) Hope Probe will enhance scientific returns from both spacecraft", NASA said in a report. The MAVEN orbiter had entered the Martian orbit in 2014 and is investigating the upper atmosphere and ionosphere of Mars. Scientists say that it would provide an insight into how the planet's climate has changed so far.
The Hope probe, on the other hand, which is also the first intraplanetary mission from the Middle East, entered the Mars orbit in 2021. It's job is to study the relationship between the upper layer and lower regions of the Martian atmosphere. The data extracted from this mission is used by scientists to determine the change in the planet's atmosphere at different times of the day and different seasons.
Shannon Curry, MAVEN principal investigator from the University of California, said as per NASA, "MAVEN and EMM are each exploring different aspects of the Martian atmosphere and upper-atmosphere system. Combined, we will have a much better understanding of the coupling between the two, and the influence of the lower atmosphere on the escape to space of gas from the upper atmosphere". In addition to this, Omran Sharaf, project director of EMM, said that UAE's Mars project has been defined by strong international collaborations and partnerships. "The opportunity to work alongside other Mars missions and derive greater insights by sharing our observations and working together to fit together the pieces of the puzzle is one we are delighted to take", he added.
Image: UAE Space Agency
Advertisement
Published April 13th, 2022 at 22:43 IST
Your Voice. Now Direct.
Send us your views, we’ll publish them. This section is moderated.