Rare images from Mars renew Hope…

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The first high-resolution colour image sent back by the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams) on the underside of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is seen after its landing on Mars February 18, 2021.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS

Capturing rare and elusive pictures of a tricky aurora on Mars through its Hope Probe, the UAE has once again demonstrated its commitment to the global scientific community in advancing the horizons of space exploration.

The images of a ghostly glow known as Mars’ Discrete Aurora, taken by Hope Probe’s Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS), were released by the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) on Wednesday. As observed by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the high-quality images “open up unprecedented potential for the global science community to investigate solar interactions with Mars”.

The Hope Probe’s first major finding – just…