The “probe” camera took 500 pictures in the last period
The Hope Probe provides the scientific community with 2 terabytes of information about Mars
The Hope Probe published on its website a package of data during the last period.
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Eng. Omran Al Hammadi: “We have partnerships with more than 200 international academic bodies interested in space affairs.”
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The leader of the scientific data center development team at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, Eng. Omran Al Hammadi, revealed that those interested in space sciences from the scientific community, academics, students and hobbyists, have downloaded about 2 terabytes (more than 2000 gigabytes) of information about Mars, from the (website) platform. ) Data of the Emirates Mars Exploration Project (Hope Probe), in a period not exceeding a month.
In a press statement yesterday, on the sidelines of the 27th International Space Exhibition, which is currently hosted by Dubai, he added that the first package of scientific data published by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center to the scientific community on the probe's data platform, includes about 500 images taken by the digital camera in the probe. Noting that the center expects to have thousands of other images in the next release, which is expected in January 2022.
Al Hammadi said: “We cannot classify the people and entities that viewed the data on the probe’s website, but we have partnerships with more than 200 international academic bodies interested in space affairs in general, and the study and understanding of the Martian atmosphere, but in general we monitor the volume of data uploaded by the scientific community from probe data platform.
He pointed out that most of the bodies that downloaded the data are academic bodies, including Khalifa University and New York University Abu Dhabi, where they used the data and conducted elaborate processing, which resulted in colored images as if they were natural.
For his part, a systems engineer at the Emirates Mars Exploration Project, "Probe of Hope", Engineer Mohsen Al-Awadi, said: "We published on the probe's website the first package of data that it sent during the last period, and anyone can register on the site to view this data and information, as it is It is available to everyone, whether the scientific community or other individuals and entities.”
Regarding the most frequently circulated images, he explained that the visual images are the ones that enjoy great interaction and participation on social media, whether from students or those interested in space affairs and issues and others, especially close-up images, so that they can obtain a clear knowledge of the planet Mars.
On the other hand, the Egyptian Space Agency is participating in the exhibition accompanying the International Space Conference with the educational satellite project (Space Keys), which was developed to be the nucleus of the space innovation laboratory in the faculties of engineering and sciences in various Egyptian universities, in cooperation with the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.
And the director of public relations for the project, Nesma Yamani, stated that the moon aims to invest in individuals, by spreading and deepening the learning of satellite technology in various Egyptian universities, to unify and deepen the space knowledge system in Egypt, as well as build a broad base of manpower, qualified to work in the fields of Highly skilled space science and technology capable of achieving sustainable development goals.
Unique opportunities for students
Director of Public Relations for the Educational Satellite Project, Nesma Yamani, confirmed that the Egyptian Space Agency seeks to create unique opportunities for students to understand and explore the design and methods of work of satellites, and the resulting advanced technologies for their connection to the space industry, in addition to providing 35 educational satellites from satellite laboratories. Education for faculties of engineering and sciences at various Egyptian universities, with the possibility of joining the “distance learning” system through an educational portal belonging to the Egyptian Space Agency.
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