The Mars Map combines more than 3,000 observations, produced by Hopes onboard EXI instrument. Atri and his group produced the color composite map by stitching together the thousands of observations from the EXI instrument over the course of one Mars year (two Earth years).
” We prepare to make our map available to the entire planet, as part of the new and more innovative Atlas of Mars, which we have actually been dealing with, and will be available in both Arabic and english when released. The hope is that this availability will make it a great tool for scientists, and likewise trainees to find out more about Mars, and display the possibilities that the area sector in the UAE can use.”– Dimitra Atri
The Mars Map reveals areas and functions of the Red Planet in extraordinary resolution, highlighting all its major functions. Such extremely detailed maps are a vital structure upon which future scientific research study on Mars can be built.
” The complete Mars Map likewise brings the UAE and the Arab world another action closer to attaining EMMs enthusiastic objective goal, to supply a total global image of the Martian environment,” Atri included. “More than 30 previous spacecraft have only managed to record a picture of the Mars weather condition, whilst EMM will follow the seasonal changes throughout a Martian year. The Hope probe is helping scientists to create this international picture of the planet due to its tactical position. Hope circles Mars in an elliptical orbit that allows it to observe from much additional away than any other spacecraft. This strategic position is assisting scientists to produce an international picture of the world,” he stated.
EMM is the UAE and the Arab worlds first interplanetary mission commissioned by the countrys leaders in 2014. The spacecraft was launched from Japan on July 20, 2020. 7 months later, on February 9, 2021, the Hope probe went into Mars orbit.
” We prepare to make our map available to the entire world, as part of the brand-new and more sophisticated Atlas of Mars, which we have actually been working on, and will be available in both Arabic and english as soon as released. The Mars Map shows regions and features of the Red Planet in extraordinary resolution, highlighting all its significant functions. Such highly in-depth maps are a necessary foundation upon which future clinical research study on Mars can be constructed.” The total Mars Map also brings the UAE and the Arab world another step better to achieving EMMs enthusiastic mission goal, to provide a complete worldwide photo of the Martian climate,” Atri included.
Credit: Abdullah Al Ateqi, Dimitra Atri and Dattaraj B. Dhuri
The Mars Map displays high-resolution pictures of the Red Planet through the lens of the UAEs own Hope probe, and showcases the substantial scientific advances made by the UAE.
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) group leader and research study researcher Dimitra Atri from the Center for Space Science and his team have produced a never-seen-before map of Mars, utilizing images solely developed from the Emirates Exploration Imager (EXI).
The EXI is a cutting edge imaging system on board the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), also referred to as Hope or Al-Amal, which is currently orbiting Mars. The worldwide photographic map not only showcases new images of the Red Planet from the viewpoint of the Hope probe, however is a testament to the UAEs huge developments in the field of science, and will be an important resource to motivate youths to pursue professions in STEM disciplines in the UAE.
