Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) 2020 Overview and Status

Paper number

IAC-20,A3,3A,4,x57185

Author

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

Coauthor

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

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

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

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

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Mr. Zakareyya AlShamsi, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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

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Mrs. Khuloud AlHarmoodi, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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

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

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Ms. Mariam AlShamsi, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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Ms. Eman AlTunaiji, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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Ms. Fatma Lootah, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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Mr. Khalid Badri, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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Ms. Hoor AlMazmi, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates Space Agency

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

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Ms. Noora AlMheiri, United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dr. David Brain, United States, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado

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Dr. Justin Deighan, United States, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado

Coauthor

Dr. Michael Chaffin, United States, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at University of Colorado

Coauthor

Dr. Christopher Edwards, United States, Northern Arizona University

Coauthor

Prof. Francois Forget, France, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace

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Dr. Robert Lillis, United States, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, CA, USA

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Dr. Michael Smith, United States, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD 20771

Coauthor

Dr. Michael Wolff, United States, Space Science Institute

Year

2020

Abstract

The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) is the United Arab Emirates (UAE) first mission to Mars and is the first Arab mission to another planet. It launches an unmanned observatory called “Hope” into an elliptical orbit around Mars in the summer of 2020 carrying three scientific instruments to study the Martian atmosphere in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared bands. EMM will be the first mission to provide the first truly global picture of the Martian atmosphere revealing important information about how atmospheric processes drive diurnal variations for a period of an entire Martian year. This will provide scientists with valuable understanding of the changes to the Martian atmosphere today through the achievement of three scientific objectives: 

\begin{itemize}\item A. Characterize the state of the Martian lower atmosphere on global scales and its geographic, diurnal and seasonal variability. 
\item B. Correlate rates of thermal and photochemical atmospheric escape with conditions in the collisional Martian atmosphere. 
\item C. Characterize the spatial structure and variability of key constituents in the Martian exosphere. \end{itemize}

The mission is led by Emiratis from Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and is expanding the nation’s human capital through knowledge transfer programs set with international partners from the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Arizona State University (ASU) School of Earth and Space Exploration, and University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL). The presentation will focus on the status of the mission and its launch, in addition to its science objectives, instruments, spacecraft, and ground segment.

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IAC-20,A3,3A,4,x57185.brief.pdf

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