Fleet Of Mars Orbiters Expands By Two

Irene Klotz February 18, 2021
Mars
The UAE Mars Mission Hope spacecraft returned its first image of the red planet on Feb. 10 as the early morning sunlight illuminated Olympus Mons, center, the largest volcano in the Solar System. Also pictured are three large shield volcanoes and the cloud-filled canyons of Valles Marineris. The color is a composite of red, green and blue images taken by Hope’s Emirates Exploration Imager camera.
Credit: UAESA/MBRSC/LASP/EMM-EXI
With the arrival of two new spacecraft at Mars, scientists have an unprecedented opportunity to ramp up the quest to learn more about how the planet transformed from a warm, water-rich world that may have hosted life into the cold, dry desert that exists today. Eight spacecraft orbiting Mars China...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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