Look: UAE researchers create never-seen-before map of Mars using Hope Probe’s photos

Look: UAE researchers create never-seen-before map of Mars using Hope Probe’s photos

Made from over 3,000 observations produced by the orbiter's EXI instrument, the Mars Map will be available to the public in English and Arabic

Published: Thu 30 Mar 2023, 12:49 PM Last updated: Thu 30 Mar 2023, 1:04 PM

Researchers from the NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) - Centre for Space Science have created an impressive global map of Mars using the photos sent by the orbiting Hope Probe.

At first glance, the illustration looked like a sepia version of the world map — but upon closer look, you would see locations like "Terra", 'XAnthe", Olympus Mons".

The Red Planet’s polar ice caps, mountains, volcanoes, remnants of ancient rivers, lakes, valleys, and impact craters are among the landmarks and features that are visible on the map.

“Such highly detailed maps are an essential foundation upon which future scientific research on Mars can be built. The map will further allow scientists to learn about momentous shifts in climate that can fundamentally alter planets, which will provide insights that may be able to help us on Earth, too," the university said.

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Developed by Emirati engineers and researchers, the UAE’s Hope Probe is the first Arab interplanetary mission launched from Tanegashima, Japan, on July 20, 2020. Seven months later, it