United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe reaches Mars on mission to test Martian atmosphere, climate – ABC News

The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars has reached the Red Planet and entered orbit after a seven-month and 494-million-kilometre journey.
Key points:

• To enter Mars’ orbit, the probe needed to burn around half its 800 kilograms of onboard fuel
• The attempt had a 50 per cent chance of failing, Dubai’s ruler had said
• The Emirates Mars Mission launched the Hope Probe from a Japanese space centre

The mission will allow the UAE to start studying and sending back data about the Martian atmosphere…

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