This marked the 1st interplanetary mission carried out by UAE but its fourth general space mission. (Representational image)
UAE Mars Mission: On Tuesday, the UAE became the 1st Arab nation to effectively enter its probe into the orbit of Mars, following the Al-Amal or Hope probe launched seven months ago. This produced the UAE only the fifth nation to attain the orbit of the Red Planet, following Russia, the US, China and India. The mission has been in the operates given that July 2014, and it was created by the nation in collaboration with University of California in Berkeley, University of Colorado-Boulder and Arizona State University. This marked the 1st interplanetary mission carried out by UAE but its fourth general space mission.
It was launched in July 2020, and was one of the 3 main missions taking off for the Red Planet in the month – the UAE, China and the US.
UAE Mars Mission: What it aims to obtain
According to a report in IE, the probe, which has now reached the Martian orbit, will orbit the Red Planet for one Martian year. A year on Mars lasts for about 687 Earth days. The principal aim of the probe is to study the climate dynamics on Mars, seeking at how oxygen and hydrogen escape into space due to climate modifications, by correlating decrease atmosphere and upper atmosphere. Studying the loss of hydrogen and oxygen would assistance scientists comprehend the cause behind Mars losing considerably of its liquid water and early atmosphere.
Before it can commence this although, the probe would invest the next two months to get into the final orbital position so that it can use all 3 of the instruments fitted on it to capture a total view of the Red Planet and its atmosphere. This would be captured every single nine days through the course of the orbiting mission.
The nation is hoping to be the 1st to capture the total portrait of the atmosphere of Mars, with this data assisting scientists comprehend the climate dynamics of the planet and the distinct layers of its atmosphere. This would make the probe the 1st accurate climate satellite orbiting Mars, the nation hopes.
However, this is not all. The nation also hopes that the mission would inspire its youth to take up careers in science. Moreover, the UAE also has a extended-term hope of establishing a settlement on the Red Planet by 2117 and the study of the climate dynamics would help that extended-term purpose.