Here is a detailed explanation of the Hope Probe’s first image and other close-up shots taken of the Red Planet.
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The UAE’s Hope Probe returned its first image of the Red Planet – less than a week after it reached its Martian orbit.
Here is a detailed explanation of the image and other close-up shots taken of the Red Planet.
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The north pole of Mars is in the upper left of the image. In the centre, just emerging into the early morning sunlight, is Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System.
The three large shield volcanoes in a line are Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons, and Arisia Mons. If one looked east, one could see the can see the canyon system, Valles Marineris and is partly covered by clouds.
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Ice clouds are also present over the southern highlands (lower right) as well as surrounding the volcano Alba Mons (upper left). Clouds can also be seen above the limb (top of image and middle right, when looking between the planet and space).
The surface of Mars: What the Red Planet looks like up close.
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