Tag: LASP
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Emirati orbiter captures up-close view of Martian moon Deimos
The Martian moon Deimos, with the Red Planet in the background, was captured in imagery by the UAE’s Hope orbiter March 10. Credit: Emirates Mars Mission / MBRSC The United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe has seen the far side of the Martian moon Deimos up close for the first time, collecting compositional data suggesting it…
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Arab world’s first interplanetary spacecraft safely arrives at Mars
Artist’s concept of the Hope spacecraft arriving in orbit around Mars. Credit: MBRSC The United Arab Emirates became the fifth nation or space agency to put a spacecraft into orbit around Mars on Tuesday with the arrival of Hope, a probe built in partnership with U.S. scientists to obtain a unique global perspective on the…
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Live coverage: United Arab Emirates probe arrives in orbit around Mars
Live coverage of the arrival of the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter at Mars. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”Dubai One Broadcast”] [tabby title=”Broadcast Without Commentary”] [tabbyending] The UAE’s live coverage of the Hope mission’s arrival at Mars begins at 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT).
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UAE’s Hope orbiter on course for arrival at Mars
Artist’s illustration of the Hope spacecraft at Mars. Credit: MBRSC The first interplanetary probe from the United Arab Emirates is set to enter orbit around Mars on Tuesday, the first of three robotic missions taking aim on the Red Planet this month. The Emirates Mars Mission spacecraft, also known as Hope or Al Amal, is…