NASA announces new approach to return samples from Mars
The European Space Agency is currently assessing NASAs approach.
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The European Space Agency is currently assessing NASAs approach.
Ingenuity achieved the historic milestone of becoming the first aircraft to operate and take flight on another celestial body, with its inaugural liftoff occurring on April 19, 2021.
The data release includes nominal observations captured by the Probes EMUS, EMIRS, and EXI.
The latest observations include better coverage of the aurora, the observance of solar energetic particles and galactic cosmic rays, as well as high cadence dust and high cadence clouds.
Rashid Rover will provide about 10 gigabytes of recorded material, scientific data, and new images, to the global scientific community.
Emirates Mars Mission and MAVEN have finalised plans to facilitate data exchange to maximise the scientific return from Mars missions.
The Solar Conjunction Phase took place during the data collection period.
Three visible wavelengths and two ultraviolet wavelengths are captured by the EXI camera system - providing a multispectral weather satellite view of Mars.
The Mars Ascent Vehicle will be transported to Mars on a NASA-led Sample Retrieval Lander, which will also carry an ESA-developed rover.
The data will help scientists, researchers, and space enthusiasts better understand the phenomena and interactions on the atmosphere of the Red Planet.
The Emirates Mars Mission will study the Martian atmosphere, the relationship between the upper layer and lower regions.
