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Emirates Mars Mission Probe

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<blockquote>'The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency’s plan to send a compact car-sized probe into orbit around Mars appears to have a dual purpose. With last week’s announcement of its blueprints and science goals for the mission now set for launch in July 2020, the UAE signaled that the probe will secure the Gulf state’s role in both the international planetary science community and the global space technology sector.

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The 1500 kilogram Hope (or “al-Amal” in Arabic) probe may spend as long as four years in Mars orbit. Once there, its work will include analysis of the Martian atmosphere..'

- Arab Mars Probe May Resolve Red Planet's Atmospheric Puzzles, May 13, 2015</blockquote>


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<blockquote>Emirates Mars Mission Probe

'..a synchrotron particle collider .. Jordan .. the Middle East, including Iran, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority and Israel.'

Mission to Mars</blockquote>