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Researchers Create Striking New Photographic Map of Mars Using Data from UAE's Hope Probe
(MENAFN) Researchers have created a stunning new image of Mars, using two years of data gathered by the UAE's Hope probe. The globe-like photographic map was compiled from more than 3,000 observations beamed back to Earth by the spacecraft, and stitched together by Dr Dimitra Atri, a research scientist at New York University Abu Dhabi, and his team as part of a project to develop an atlas of the Red Planet.
Hope, the Arab world's first interplanetary mission, has been orbiting Mars for more than two years, and last month, space chiefs announced that it had moved to a new orbit around Mars to study one of the planet's tiny moons.
The Mars map shows regions and features of the Red Planet in exceptional resolution, highlighting all of its major features, from polar ice caps and mountains to remnants of ancient rivers, lakes, and valleys. It has been painstakingly created using visuals captured by Emirates Exploration Imager, a high-resolution camera on board the Hope probe.
The map aims to bolster scientific knowledge of momentous shifts in climate that can fundamentally alter planets. Other researchers have created maps, but none have been able to illustrate the weather changes the planet experiences at different times of the day and during different seasons.
"We plan to make our map available to the entire planet, as part of the new and more advanced Atlas of Mars, which we have been working on, and it will be available in both English and Arabic once published," said Dr Atri. "The hope is that this accessibility will make it a great tool for researchers, and also students to learn more about Mars, and showcase the possibilities that the space sector in the UAE can offer."
The complete Mars map also brings the UAE and the Arab world another step closer to achieving EMM's ambitious mission goal, to provide a complete global picture of the Martian climate. This achievement is significant not only for the UAE but also for the international scientific community, as it provides a wealth of information that can be used in future missions to Mars and beyond.
Hope, the Arab world's first interplanetary mission, has been orbiting Mars for more than two years, and last month, space chiefs announced that it had moved to a new orbit around Mars to study one of the planet's tiny moons.
The Mars map shows regions and features of the Red Planet in exceptional resolution, highlighting all of its major features, from polar ice caps and mountains to remnants of ancient rivers, lakes, and valleys. It has been painstakingly created using visuals captured by Emirates Exploration Imager, a high-resolution camera on board the Hope probe.
The map aims to bolster scientific knowledge of momentous shifts in climate that can fundamentally alter planets. Other researchers have created maps, but none have been able to illustrate the weather changes the planet experiences at different times of the day and during different seasons.
"We plan to make our map available to the entire planet, as part of the new and more advanced Atlas of Mars, which we have been working on, and it will be available in both English and Arabic once published," said Dr Atri. "The hope is that this accessibility will make it a great tool for researchers, and also students to learn more about Mars, and showcase the possibilities that the space sector in the UAE can offer."
The complete Mars map also brings the UAE and the Arab world another step closer to achieving EMM's ambitious mission goal, to provide a complete global picture of the Martian climate. This achievement is significant not only for the UAE but also for the international scientific community, as it provides a wealth of information that can be used in future missions to Mars and beyond.
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