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space2 years ago

New Global Map of Mars Reveals Surprising Details About Martian Moons.

A team of scientists led by NYUAD and the UAE Center for Space Science has created a high-resolution map of Mars using data collected from orbit as part of the Emirates Mars Mission. The map features new images captured by the state-of-the-art Emirates Exploration Imager (EXI) that’s aboard the EMM. The team hopes its work will motivate young people to pursue careers in STEM disciplines in the UAE. The map will allow scientists to learn more about massive climate shifts, such as the one Mars experienced, which may prove beneficial to research about Earth’s changing climate.

via PetaPixel|
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space2 years ago

"Hope Mission captures revealing close-ups of Mars' tiny moon Deimos"

The United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft has captured the first-ever close-up photo of Mars' moon Deimos, revealing that it is made of the same materials as Mars itself, challenging theories about its formation. The observations suggest that Deimos formed at the same time as Mars and is not a captured asteroid. The findings were presented at the European Geosciences Union meeting. The Emirates Mars Mission mainly investigated changes in the Martian atmosphere, but the team used the remaining extra propellant to boost the spacecraft into a higher orbit above Deimos, allowing the scientists to image the far side of the Martian moon in detail for the first time.

via Livescience.com|
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science2 years ago

New insights into the enigmatic Martian moon Deimos.

New high-resolution images of Deimos, the smaller of the two moons of Mars, taken by the Emirates Mars Mission suggest that it may not be a captured asteroid as previously thought. The Hope orbiter found that Deimos is more similar in composition to Mars than to D-type asteroids, the class of asteroids previously suggested as its origin. The spacecraft also obtained the first-ever views of the far side of the moon, which always faces away from Mars. The origins of the moon are still unclear, but further studies by the Hope orbiter and the upcoming Japanese mission called Martian Moons eXploration may provide more answers.

via The New York Times|
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