UAE Mars Mission: Hope Probe releases 29GB worth of new data

UAE Mars Mission: Hope Probe releases 29GB worth of new data

The data was collected from September 1, 2021, till November 30, 2021

By Web Desk Published: Fri 8 Apr 2022, 5:36 PM Last updated: Fri 8 Apr 2022, 6:52 PM

The UAE’s ‘Hope Probe’ has captured tonnes of new data about Mars’ atmosphere, despite a brief ‘pause’ in communication.

In its third batch of data collected by the probe’s instruments in Mars’ orbit, between 1 September and 30 November 2021, the Emirates Mars Mission collected more than 57 gigabytes of information, images, and data about the Red Planet’s atmosphere, bringing up the total data released by the Hope Probe equivalent to 827.7 gigabytes.

Eng. Omran Sharaf, Project Director of Emirates Mars Mission, said: “Sharing data about the Red Planet’s atmosphere and climate with scientists, engineers, researchers, students, and other beneficiaries will contribute to supporting scientific research and studies that seek to find out more about Mars and its climate’s shifts and interactions.”

Sharaf added, “The Probe is continuing its planned mission to orbit around Mars perfectly. The efficiency and high quality of the Probe, manufactured by esteemed Emirati skills and international expertise, is the culmination of years of advances and progresses in manufacturing satellites, in accordance with world-class engineering and industrial standards. The Probe today