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United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe reaches Mars on mission to test Martian atmosphere, climate – ABC News
The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars reaches the Red Planet and enters orbit after a seven-month, 494-million-kilometre journey, allowing it to start…
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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