Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) 2020 Overview

Paper number

IAC-17,A3,3A,2,x38488

Author

Mr. Omran Sharaf, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Sarah Amiri, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Suhail AlDhafri, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Adnan Alrais, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Mohammad Abdularahim Mtaher Mohd Wali, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Zakareyya Husain Saif Alshamsi Al Shamsi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Ibrahim Al Qasimi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Khuloud Alharmoodi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Nour Al Teneiji, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Hessa Al Matroushi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Ms. Maryam Al Shamsi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Mohsen Al Awadhi, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), United Arab Emirates

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Mr. Michael McGrath, University of Colorado, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, United States

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Mr. Pete Withnell, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado, United States

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Mr. Nicolas Ferrington, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado, United States

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Mrs. Heather Reed, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado, United States

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Mr. Brett Landin, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado, United States

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Mr. Sean Ryan, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado, United States

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Mr. Brian Pramann, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado, United States

Year

2017

Abstract

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has entered the space exploration race with the announcement of Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first Emirati mission to another planet, in 2014. Through this mission, UAE is to send an unmanned probe, called Hope probe, to be launched in summer 2020 and reach Mars by 2021 to coincide with UAE’s 50th anniversary. The mission should be unique, and should aim for novel and significant discoveries that contributed to the ongoing work of the global space science community.
EMM has passed its Mission Concept Review (MCR), System Requirements Review (SRR), System Design Review (SDR), and Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phases. The mission is led by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in partnership with the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Lab (SSL), and Arizona State University (ASU) School of Earth and Space Exploration.
The mission is designed to answer the following three science questions: 
\begin{itemize}\item How does the Martian lower atmosphere respond globally, diurnally, and seasonally to solar forcing?
\end{itemize}
\begin{itemize}\item How do conditions throughout the Martian atmosphere affect rates of atmospheric escape?
\end{itemize}
\begin{itemize}\item How does the Martian exosphere behave temporally and spatially?
\end{itemize}Each question is aligned with three mission objectives and four investigations that study the Martian atmospheric circulation and connections through measurements done using three instruments that image Mars in the visible, thermal infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths. Data will be collected around Mars for a period of an entire Martian year to provide scientists with valuable understanding of the changes to the Martian atmosphere today. The presentation will focus on the overviews of the mission and science objectives, instruments and spacecraft, as well as the ground and launch segments.

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