The Hope Probe reveals a new set of scientific observations about the Red Planet

 The Emirates Mars Exploration Project, "Probe of Hope", revealed a new set of scientific observations related to the atmosphere of Mars, as part of the fifth batch of scientific data for the project, which covers the period between March 1 and May 31, 2022, and confirms the efficiency, capabilities and exceptional performance of the scientific devices installed on the planet. probe.

The total volume of data collected by the Hope probe about the atmosphere of the red planet was about 1.2 terabytes, with the release of the fifth batch of information, images and data with a size of 236.8 GB.

The latest data released by the project includes specialized scientific observations by the (EXI) camera to study the movement of dust on March 2, March 7, March 23, March 27, April 12, May 3 and May 23, 2022.

The data also includes new observations that were observed by the Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS) in the upper atmosphere of the red planet, "EMU038 observation", which takes place at a rate of once a week, which is a high-resolution stare in terms of the wavelength of the Martian disk, and "EMU039 observation" that was A unique experiment in diagnosing transient variations in device sensitivity.

The data packages issued by the probe every three months have been praised by the scientific community and astronomy enthusiasts from all over the world, noting that the amount of data downloaded reached 2.5 terabytes.

Engineer Zakaria Al Shamsi, Director of the Emirates Mars Exploration Project, "Probe of Hope", said: "We are proud to share these exceptional observations about Mars and its atmosphere, which enhance our understanding of the Red Planet and our knowledge of the changes that occur on it. We look forward, as we continue our scientific mission, to revealing more Observations and new discoveries to advance our national capabilities and enhance international cooperation in the field of space.

For her part, Engineer Hessa Al Matrooshi, scientific team leader for the Emirates Mars Exploration Project, said: “The Hope Probe advances us towards unprecedented levels of scientific progress, and opens up new horizons for exploring the Red Planet. Atmosphere, and our endeavors to enrich the scientific community with the necessary data about the atmosphere of the Red Planet.”

As a result of the Hope probe being located at an altitude of 20,000 to 43,000 km and an inclination of 25 degrees towards Mars, it has an exceptional ability to complete one orbit around the planet every 55 hours and capture an integrated set of data every nine days.

The Hope probe studies Mars' atmosphere, the planet's weather, and the reasons behind the loss of hydrogen and oxygen from its upper atmosphere.

In addition, the project examines the relationship between the lower and upper layers of the atmosphere of Mars and other diverse phenomena, such as dust storms, atmospheric fluctuations, and atmospheric dynamics.

The Hope probe weighs about 1,350 kilograms, equivalent to the weight of a small sports car, while the engineers of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center designed and developed the probe in cooperation with a group of academic partners, including the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. American University, Arizona State University, and University of California, Berkeley, USA.

It is noteworthy that the data collected by the Hope Probe and the photos taken by its devices are available at the following link:

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