Photo: First Mars sighting by Hope Probe

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 20:09

The UAE's Hope Probe has sent its first image on its way to the Red Planet.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai shared the picture on his Twitter account with the caption: "The probe of hope sends our first image a million kilometres away from Earth."

مسبار الأمل يرسل أول صورة لنا بعد ابتعاده عن كوكب الأرض بمليون كيلومتر في عمق الفضاء... صورة لوجهته وقبلته .. للكوكب الأحمر .. تم التقاطها بكاميرا تتبع النجوم ضمن أجهزة ملاحته الفضائية ..

ما أوسع الكون .. ما أعظم الخلق .. وما أقرب الخالق.. pic.twitter.com/jg1qXce4eL
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) July 22, 2020

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