Spectacular : Scientists on Mars glowing auroras captured by UAE s Hope Mission
The mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), is the first uncrewed, interplanetary satellite by the UAE
Monday July 5, 2021 11:39 AM, IANS
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Hope Mars Mission has snapped the most detailed pictures yet of the discrete nightside auroras of the Red Planet, which scientists have struggled to study for decades.
The ultraviolet emissions arise when solar wind runs into magnetic fields that emanate from Mars s crust. Charged particles then collide with oxygen in the upper atmosphere, causing it to glow, Nature reported.
The mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), is the first uncrewed, interplanetary satellite by the UAE. It arrived at Mars in