The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab nation to orbit the Red Planet — and they celebrated by taking a stunning photo of the Martian surface.
The first spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to reach the orbit of Mars took a stunning photograph of the planet. The satellite, which is also the first mission by an Arab nation to reach Mars, is a part of the UAE’s Hope mission to study the Red Planet’s climate and atmosphere. But before it does any of that, the team behind the probe made sure to snap a gorgeous picture of the planet. “The transmission of the Hope Probe’s first image of Mars is a defining moment in our history and marks the UAE joining advanced nations involved in space exploration,” said Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dahabi, on Twitter.
