Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) 2020 Overview and Status

The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) is the United Arab Emirates&#8217; (UAE) first mission to Mars and is the first Arab mission to another planet. It launched an unmanned observatory called &#8220;Hope&#8221; into an elliptical orbit around Mars on July 20, 2020&#160; carrying three scientific instruments to study the Martian atmosphere in visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths. EMM will be the first mission to provide the first truly global picture of the Martian atmosphere, revealing important information about how atmospheric processes drive diurnal variations for a period of one Martian year. This will provide scientists with valuable understanding of the changes to the Martian atmosphere today through the achievement of three scientific objectives:<ul><li>Characterize the state of the Martian lower atmosphere on global scales and its geographic, diurnal and seasonal variability.</li> <li>Correlate rates of thermal and photochemical atmospheric escape with conditions in the collisional Martian atmosphere.</li> <li>Characterize the spatial structure and variability of key constituents in the Martian exosphere.</li> </ul>The mission is led by Emiratis from Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and is expanding the nation&#8217;s human capital through knowledge transfer programs set with international partners from the University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Arizona State University (ASU) School of Earth and Space Exploration, and University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL). The presentation will review the status of the mission up to and beyond a successful Mars Orbit Insertion on Feb 9, 2021, including activities from Mars orbit in preparation for the start of mission science in May 2021.

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The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) Emirates Mars InfraRed Spectrometer (EMIRS) Instrument

Space Science Reviews ◽

10.1007/s11214-021-00848-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 217 (7) ◽

Author(s):

Christopher S. Edwards ◽

Philip R. Christensen ◽

Greg L. Mehall ◽

Saadat Anwar ◽

Eman Al Tunaiji ◽

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Keyword(s):

Power Consumption ◽

Voice Coil Motor ◽

Lower Atmosphere ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

Martian Surface ◽

Diurnal Variability ◽

Mars Mission ◽

Infrared Spectrometer ◽

Spectral Sampling

AbstractThe Emirates Mars Mission Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) will provide remote measurements of the martian surface and lower atmosphere in order to better characterize the geographic and diurnal variability of key constituents (water ice, water vapor, and dust) along with temperature profiles on sub-seasonal timescales. EMIRS is a FTIR spectrometer covering the range from 6.0-100+ μm (1666-100 cm−1) with a spectral sampling as high as 5 cm−1 and a 5.4-mrad IFOV and a 32.5×32.5 mrad FOV. The EMIRS optical path includes a flat 45° pointing mirror to enable one degree of freedom and has a +/- 60° clear aperture around the nadir position which is fed to a 17.78-cm diameter Cassegrain telescope. The collected light is then fed to a flat-plate based Michelson moving mirror mounted on a dual linear voice-coil motor assembly. An array of deuterated L-alanine doped triglycine sulfate (DLaTGS) pyroelectric detectors are used to sample the interferogram every 2 or 4 seconds (depending on the spectral sampling selected). A single 0.846 μm laser diode is used in a metrology interferometer to provide interferometer positional control, sampled at 40 kHz (controlled at 5 kHz) and infrared signal sampled at 625 Hz. The EMIRS beamsplitter is a 60-mm diameter, 1-mm thick 1-arcsecond wedged chemical vapor deposited diamond with an antireflection microstructure to minimize first surface reflection. EMIRS relies on an instrumented internal v-groove blackbody target for a full-aperture radiometric calibration. The radiometric precision of a single spectrum (in 5 cm−1 mode) is <3.0×10−8 W cm−2 sr−1/cm−1 between 300 and 1350 cm−1 over instrument operational temperatures (<∼0.5 K NE$\Delta $ Δ T @ 250 K). The absolute integrated radiance error is < 2% for scene temperatures ranging from 200-340 K. The overall EMIRS envelope size is 52.9×37.5×34.6 cm and the mass is 14.72 kg including the interface adapter plate. The average operational power consumption is 22.2 W, and the standby power consumption is 18.6 W with a 5.7 W thermostatically limited, always-on operational heater. EMIRS was developed by Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre with Arizona Space Technologies developing the electronics. EMIRS was integrated, tested and radiometrically calibrated at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

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Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2015

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences ◽

10.18844/cjes.v10i3.249 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Assist. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Near East ◽

Advisory Board ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Educational Sciences ◽

International Advisory

Editor-in-C hief Huseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 110 Executive Editor Cigdem Hursen, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 111 Editorial Board Ahmet Güneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Alevriadou Anastasia, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Canan Zeki, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus Gokmen Daglı, Near East University, Cyprus Jesus Garcia Laborda, University of Alcala, Spain Milan Matijevic, University of Zagreb, Croatia Nerguz Bulut Serin, Lefke European University, Cyprus Özge Hacıfazlioglu, Kultur University, Turkey Kobus Maree, Pretoria University, South Africa Owner and Publisher SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD.Publisher ContactSciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD.13 Subat Street, No: 17, 99030 Kyrenia – Cyprus E-mail: [email protected]Tel: +90 5338366993 Fax: +90 3928157195www.sproc.orgEditorial ContactCigdem HursenNear East University,Faculty of Education Department of Educational Sciences Nicosia, Cyprus [email protected]Tel. +90 392 6802000 - 111 Sponsor Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences is an academic journal which is sponsored by Near East University and Cyprus Educational Sciences Association. Frequency 4 issues (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31) per year (after May 2009). Technical Staff Meltem Haksiz Vasfi Tugun Basak Baglama Proofreading Academic Proofreading www.academicproofreading.com Cover Design Hasan Ozdal Azmiye Yinal Publishing Language All Manuscripts must be in English language. Abstracting/Indexing Academic Keys, DOAJ, PsycINFO, EBSCO, Ulrich's Educational Research Abstracts (ERA), Georgetown University Library, Asian Education Index, Turkish Education Index, Google Scholar and AWER Index Issue Publishing Date September 2015 International Advisory Board Abdullahi Fido, Kuwait University, Kuwait Ahmet Guneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar, Federal College of Education, Pakistan Alison Sheila Taysum, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Asuncion Lopez-Varela, Universidad Complutense, MADRID, Spain Baysen, Engin, Near East University, Cyprus Boaz Shulruf, University of Auckland, New Zealand Chia-Hao Yang, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan Chong Ho Yu, Arizona State University, United States Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria Christine E. Corcoran, University of Birmingham, United States Minor Outlying Islands Christine J. Briggs, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States Christopher Boyle, Charles Sturt University, Australia Çiğdem Hürsen, Near East University, Cyprus Colette Gray, Stranmillis University College, Ireland Cristina Daskagiani, Greece David Wyss Rudge, Western Michigan University, United States Donald Wilson Zimmerman, Carleton University, Canada Ellina Chernobilsky, Caldwell College, United States Evridiki Zachopoulou, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Giuliana Dettori, ITD-CNR, Italy Helen Gunter, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Hüseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus Jafar Yaghoubi, Zanjan University, Iran, Islamic Republic Of Jere T. Humphreys, Arizona State University, United States John CK Wang, National Institute of Education, Singapore John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom Josie Maria Rodriguez Corral, University of Cádiz (Spain), Spain Kanji Akahori, Hakuoh University, Japan Madhumita Bhattacharya, Athabasca University & Massey University, Canada Margaret Zeegers, University of Ballarat, Australia Marissa Silverman, Montclair State University, United States Muammer Caltik, Blacksea Techical University, Turkey Murat Tezer, Near East University, Cyprus Nadire Cavus, Near East University, Cyprus Othman Alsawaie, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Paulo Jorge Santos, Faculty of Arts, Porto University, Portugal Sirin Karadeniz, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Note: All members of international advisory board articles' indexed in SSCI. Important Information During review process we use iThenticate plagiarism software. So, it is recommended to the authors should scan with iThenticate plagiarism or other free plagiarism software of their manuscripts. © 2015 SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. All rights reserved. The ideas published in the journal belong to the authors. Important Announcement We would like to announce that Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences will only be published online from 1 September 2015. There will not be a printed version (ISSN: 1305-9076) of the journal.

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Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2015

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences ◽

10.18844/cjes.v10i4.194 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Cigdem Hursen

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Near East ◽

Advisory Board ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Educational Sciences ◽

International Advisory

Editor-in-Chief Huseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 110 Executive Editor Cigdem Hursen, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 111 Editorial Board Ahmet Güneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Alevriadou Anastasia, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Canan Zeki, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus Gokmen Daglı, Near East University, Cyprus Jesus Garcia Laborda, University of Alcala, Spain Milan Matijevic, University of Zagreb, Croatia Nerguz Bulut Serin, Lefke European University, Cyprus Özge Hacıfazlioglu, Kultur University, Turkey Kobus Maree, Pretoria University, South Africa Owner and Publisher SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. Publisher Contact SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. 13 Subat Street, No: 17, 99030 Kyrenia – Cyprus E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +90 5338366993 Fax: +90 3928157195 www.sproc.org Editorial Contact Cigdem Hursen Near East University, Faculty of Education Department of Educational Sciences Nicosia, Cyprus [email protected] Tel. +90 392 6802000 - 111 Sponsor Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences is an academic journal which is sponsored by Near East University and Cyprus Educational Sciences Association. Frequency 4 issues (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31) per year (after May 2009). Technical Staff Meltem Haksiz Vasfi Tugun Basak Baglama Proofreading Academic Proofreading www.academicproofreading.com Cover Design Hasan Ozdal Azmiye Yinal Publishing Language All Manuscripts must be in English language. Abstracting/Indexing Academic Keys, DOAJ, PsycINFO, EBSCO, Ulrich's Educational Research Abstracts (ERA), Georgetown University Library, Asian Education Index, Turkish Education Index, Google Scholar and AWER Index Issue Publishing Date 31 December 2015 International Advisory Board Abdullahi Fido, Kuwait University, Kuwait Ahmet Guneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar, Federal College of Education, Pakistan Alison Sheila Taysum, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Asuncion Lopez-Varela, Universidad Complutense, MADRID, Spain Baysen, Engin, Near East University, Cyprus Boaz Shulruf, University of Auckland, New Zealand Chia-Hao Yang, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan Chong Ho Yu, Arizona State University, United States Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria Christine E. Corcoran, University of Birmingham, United States Minor Outlying Islands Christine J. Briggs, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States Christopher Boyle, Charles Sturt University, Australia Çiğdem Hürsen, Near East University, Cyprus Colette Gray, Stranmillis University College, Ireland Cristina Daskagiani, Greece David Wyss Rudge, Western Michigan University, United States Donald Wilson Zimmerman, Carleton University, Canada Ellina Chernobilsky, Caldwell College, United States Evridiki Zachopoulou, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Giuliana Dettori, ITD-CNR, Italy Helen Gunter, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Hüseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus Jafar Yaghoubi, Zanjan University, Iran, Islamic Republic Of Jere T. Humphreys, Arizona State University, United States John CK Wang, National Institute of Education, Singapore John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom Josie Maria Rodriguez Corral, University of Cádiz (Spain), Spain Kanji Akahori, Hakuoh University, Japan Madhumita Bhattacharya, Athabasca University & Massey University, Canada Margaret Zeegers, University of Ballarat, Australia Marissa Silverman, Montclair State University, United States Muammer Caltik, Blacksea Techical University, Turkey Murat Tezer, Near East University, Cyprus Nadire Cavus, Near East University, Cyprus Othman Alsawaie, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Paulo Jorge Santos, Faculty of Arts, Porto University, Portugal, Portugal Sirin Karadeniz, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Note: All members of international advisory board articles' indexed in SSCI. Important Information During review process we use iThenticate plagiarism software. So, it is recommended to the authors should scan with iThenticate plagiarism or other free plagiarism software of their manuscripts. © 2015 SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. All rights reserved. The ideas published in the journal belong to the authors. Important Announcement We would like to announce that Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences will only be published online from 1 September 2015. There will not be a printed version (ISSN: 1305-9076) of the journal.

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Emirates Mars Mission Characterization of Mars Atmosphere Dynamics and Processes

Space Science Reviews ◽

10.1007/s11214-021-00851-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 217 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Hessa Almatroushi ◽

Hoor AlMazmi ◽

Noora AlMheiri ◽

Mariam AlShamsi ◽

Eman AlTunaiji ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Models ◽

Lower Atmosphere ◽

Imaging Data ◽

Science Data ◽

Mars Atmosphere ◽

Mars Mission ◽

Atmospheric Escape ◽

Infrared Wavelengths ◽

Circulation Dynamics

AbstractThe Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) – Hope Probe – was developed to understand Mars atmospheric circulation, dynamics, and processes through characterization of the Mars atmosphere layers and its interconnections enabled by a unique high-altitude (19,970 km periapse and 42,650 km apoapse) low inclination orbit that will offer an unprecedented local and seasonal time coverage over most of the planet. EMM has three scientific objectives to (A) characterize the state of the Martian lower atmosphere on global scales and its geographic, diurnal and seasonal variability, (B) correlate rates of thermal and photochemical atmospheric escape with conditions in the collisional Martian atmosphere, and (C) characterize the spatial structure and variability of key constituents in the Martian exosphere. The EMM data products include a variety of spectral and imaging data from three scientific instruments measuring Mars at visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths and contemporaneously and globally sampled on both diurnal and seasonal timescale. Here, we describe our strategies for addressing each objective with these data in addition to the complementary science data, tools, and physical models that will facilitate our understanding. The results will also fill a unique role by providing diagnostics of the physical processes driving atmospheric structure and dynamics, the connections between the lower and upper atmospheres, and the influences of these on atmospheric escape.

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Transfer optics for high spatial resolution electron spectroscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100105394 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 666-667

Author(s):

G. G. Hembree ◽

Luo Chuan Hong ◽

P.A. Bennett ◽

J.A. Venables

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope ◽

Low Energy ◽

Objective Lens ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

Initial Field ◽

Resolution Electron ◽

Scanning Transmission ◽

Low Energy Electrons

A new field emission scanning transmission electron microscope has been constructed for the NSF HREM facility at Arizona State University. The microscope is to be used for studies of surfaces, and incorporates several surface-related features, including provision for analysis of secondary and Auger electrons; these electrons are collected through the objective lens from either side of the sample, using the parallelizing action of the magnetic field. This collimates all the low energy electrons, which spiral in the high magnetic field. Given an initial field Bi∼1T, and a final (parallelizing) field Bf∼0.01T, all electrons emerge into a cone of semi-angle θf≤6°. The main practical problem in the way of using this well collimated beam of low energy (0-2keV) electrons is that it is travelling along the path of the (100keV) probing electron beam. To collect and analyze them, they must be deflected off the beam path with minimal effect on the probe position.

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Readjustment of the Standard ASUDAS to Encompass Dental Morphological Variations in Plio-Pleistocene Hominins

Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d anthropologie de Paris ◽

10.3166/bmsap-2018-0002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (1-2) ◽

pp. 32-48

Author(s):

M. Louail ◽

S. Prat

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Relationships ◽

Homo Sapiens ◽

Initial Study ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

Dental Anthropology ◽

Morphological Variations ◽

Fossil Hominins ◽

Fossil Hominin

The standard ASUDAS scoring system (Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System) is used to assess dental morphological variations in modern humans. It is also frequently used to study, score, and compare morphological variations in fossil hominin taxa and to examine their phylogenetic relationships. However, using ASUDAS in studies of this type is under debate because it is based on modern Homo sapiens populations and does not appear to cover all variations observed in fossil Plio-Pleistocene homi- nins. Our observations and coding of 178 dentals casts of Plio-Pleistocene specimens based on ASUDAS and from the literature have confirmed the need to adapt the standard system to fossil hominins. In this initial study, we propose that the scoring procedures for some morphological characters need to be readjusted, while others could be standardized following the ASUDAS system.

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Decálogos e inventarios

Educación Química ◽

10.22201/fq.18708404e.2005.4e.66075 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (4e) ◽

pp. 122

Author(s):

Andoni Garritz ◽

Andrés Raviolo

Keyword(s):

State University ◽

Arizona State University

La investigación en torno a las concepciones alternativas (Wandersee, Mintzes, y Novak, 1994; Arizona State University, 2001; Flores, 2002) constituye una de las principales y fecundas líneas de investigación en Didáctica de las Ciencias que ha contribuido, en buena medida, a su surgimiento y consolidación como disciplina o campo de conocimiento (Gil, 1994; Adúriz-Bravo e Izquierdo, 2002). La Didáctica de la Química forma parte de esta ciencia.

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Implementation and Validation of Sandia Outdoor Photovoltaic Test Method and Performance Model at Arizona State University

2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conference ◽

10.1109/wcpec.2006.279947 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bo Li ◽

David King ◽

William Boyson ◽

Govindasamy TamizhMani

Keyword(s):

Performance Model ◽

Test Method ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

And Performance

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Accessibility in Inclusive Tourism? Hotels Distributed Through Online Channels

Societies ◽

10.3390/soc11020034 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 34

Author(s):

Eva Martin-Fuentes ◽

Sara Mostafa-Shaalan ◽

Juan Pedro Mellinas

Keyword(s):

United Arab Emirates ◽

Local Level ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Distribution Channel ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

The United States ◽

Travel Agency ◽

International Studies ◽

The Status ◽

Accommodation Sector

There is a lack of comprehensive international studies on accommodations for people with disabilities; only small, local-level studies exist. This study aims to show the status of the tourist accommodation sector through the online distribution channel in terms of accessibility to offer more inclusive tourism. A descriptive analysis has been carried out with more than 31,000 hotels from the online travel agency Booking.com, in the 100 most touristic cities in the world. For the first time, an accurate picture of adaptation in the hotel sector for people with disabilities is presented. Results show that the adapted hotel infrastructures by countries are uneven. The main adaptations are those that help to avoid mobility barriers, and in contrast, hotels offer very few adaptations for sensory disabilities such as visual disabilities. Moreover, this study shows that, worldwide, countries with the highest income per capita, such as the United States of America, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Qatar or the United Arab Emirates, have the highest degree of hotel adaptation.

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