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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|

#climate-shifts #emirates-mars-mission #hope-probe

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UAE spacecraft captures unprecedented images of Martian moon Deimos.

The UAE's Hope probe has captured detailed images of the far side of the Martian moon Deimos, suggesting it may have formed from debris left over from an impact on Mars, rather than being a captured asteroid. The spacecraft's three science instruments observed Deimos during the encounter, with the probe's camera recording stunning views of the moon passing across the sunlit side of Mars far below. The flyby with Deimos was the closest any spacecraft has been to the moon since NASA's Viking 2 orbiter in the 1970s.

via Spaceflight Now|

#deimos #hope-probe #mars

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UAE's Hope Probe Captures Unprecedented Images of Mars' Mysterious Moon Deimos

The UAE's Hope probe, which has been orbiting Mars for over two years, has revealed new insights about the planet's atmosphere and has now provided new clues about Mars' moon Deimos. Recent observations suggest that Deimos may have once been a part of Mars itself, rather than a captured asteroid as previously thought. The Hope probe's close flybys of Deimos revealed that its composition is similar to that of Mars, suggesting that it may have formed following a large impact on the planet that separated a chunk of it and catapulted it into orbit.

via Gizmodo|

#deimos #hope-probe #mars