UAE s Hope probe enters Mars orbit in first for Arab world
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FILE PHOTO: A representation of the Hope Probe is seen at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre ahead of its launch from Tanegashima Island in Japan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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. Updated: 09 Feb 2021, 11:39 PM IST AFP Hope will orbit the Red planet for at least one Martian year, or 687 days, using three scientific instruments to monitor the Martian atmosphere
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The United Arab Emirates Hope probe on Monday successfully entered Mars orbit, making history as the Arab world s first interplanetary mission.
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