UAE, US Mars missions to collaborate for greater scientific returns

UAE, US Mars missions to collaborate for greater scientific returns

Partnership to allow deeper insights by sharing observations and data analysis from both spacecrafts that are orbiting the Red Planet

Published: Tue 12 Apr 2022, 7:40 PM Last updated: Tue 12 Apr 2022, 7:46 PM

The UAE and the US Mars missions will be collaborating on science data analysis leading to greater scientific partnership and data exchange between the two missions.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday tweeted to express his happiness over the project.

"The agreement with Nasa's Maven project will help deepen humanity’s understanding of the red planet," the Dubai Ruler wrote.

The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) which is the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has finalised a science data analysis collaboration initiative with NASA’s MAVEN Mars Mission enhancing scientific returns from both spacecraft that are currently orbiting the Red Planet.

The alliance enables the sharing and analysis of data and observations made by the Emirates Mars Mission’s (EMM) Hope Probe and NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) project.

The arrangement is expected to add significant value to both EMM and MAVEN and the global scientific communities analysing the data the missions are collecting.

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