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The United Arab Emirates is sending a spacecraft, Hope probe to Mars. The mission aims to find out more about how the Red Planet became the barren, dusty place it’s known to be today, by studying its weather and climate.
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Video: UAE successfully launches historic first Mars mission
The UAE’s orbiter took off from a Japanese launch centre on Monday morning.
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In pictures: UAE successfully launches Hope Probe Mars mission
Hope Probe, lifted off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Centre and in about 200 days from now, the spacecraft will reach Mars orbit and begin its mission to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere.