Elon Musk congratulates the UAE on observations of Mars's moon Deimos

 

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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter has congratulated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on observations of Mars's moon Deimos made by its Hope probe.

Recently, an Emirati-built spacecraft captured the mysterious moon. The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), a UAE space agency, released a series of ground-breaking observations of the moon. It was reportedly Mars’ small moon known as Deimos.

The observations were shared at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, the capital of Austria. The images showed Deimos’ makeup and structure.

Hessa Al Matroushi, EMM Science Lead, said, “We are unsure of the origins of both Phobos and Deimos.” EMM also observed Mars’ larger companion, Phobos. EMM Science Lead further said, “The two moons, especially the more rarely observed Deimos, have the potential to unlock new understanding of Mars’ satellites.”

Emirati social media influencer Hassan Sajwani congratulated the UAE for discovering Mars’ smaller moon, Deimos. Subsequently, Musk replied, “Congrats, UAE!!”

The UAE spacecraft flew as close as 100km to the moon’s surface. Subsequently, it captured the Mars moon. EMM said, “One long-standing theory is that they are captured asteroids, but there are unresolved questions about their composition.” Justin Deighan, EMM Deputy Science Lead, said, “We have a unique opportunity with Hope, to characterise the composition, thermophysics, and detailed geomorphology of Deimos with these new observations. We expect to build a better understanding of both Phobos and Deimos’ origins.”

EMM and the Hope probe started in 2006. Emirati engineers in partnership with the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of California, Berkeley and Arizona State University worked to develop the UAE’s spacecraft design.

Hope carried three instruments to measure Mars’ atmosphere. It was developed by MBRSC (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre) engineers. Emirates Mars Mission was announced in 2014 by the former UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the current UAE Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

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