US landing on Mars on 18, China and UAE are also arriving soon
This month, three countries - the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - are approaching Mars. The three countries had left their Mars missions last year. This race to reach Mars is special in many ways. This is the UAE's first flight into remote space and has become the first Arab country to do so. At the same time, after the first failure, China has sent a Mars mission on its own for the first time. 1. On the other hand, NASA will release helicopters to Mars for the first time through its mission. NASA's rover will also bring Mars soil.
UAE hopes for 'Hope': UAE's mission 'Hope' will reach history in Mars orbit before tomorrow, i.e., on 9 February. This is the first mission of the UAE to be sent to another planet. It will enter Mars on the occasion of 50 years of the formation of the UAE. The mission was launched from Japan in July last year. 'Hope' will orbit Mars for two years. Meanwhile, its distance from Mars is 22,000–44,000 km.
It will monitor the atmosphere of Mars. It will also be explored how the hydrogen and oxygen changes in the red planet. This will also help in understanding how Mars is slowly losing its environment. This information is very important to settle humans on Mars. In the joy of this mission, the famous Burj Khalifa was red lighted.
China will make landings in May: On February 10, the next day of the UAE's mission to reach the orbit, China's mission 'Tianwen-1' will reach the orbit of Mars. This mission will land on Mars in May. Earlier, the mission of China has also sent photographs of Mars. A rover will land there.
America's ninth mission to Mars: America has also launched its rover named 'NASA Preserver' on Mars in July last year. His spacecraft will land on Mars on February 18 and will also begin its work. It is moving towards Mars at a speed of about 77.248 km/h. It is also nicknamed 'Percy'. It will land near the Jajero crater. It is believed that this place is the delta of the ever-flowing river. This is NASA's ninth mission to Mars. The six-wheeled rover will spend two years here. It will scan the elements present here with UV laser and detect life. It will also bring the soil of Mars. NASA and the European Agency will conduct tests on this soil. NASA has sent a small helicopter for the first time. If this flight was successful, four similar test flights will be done. The rocker will land on Mars through a parachute.
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