Sheikh Mohammed hails US Mars mission's success

Dubai - The UAE Vice-President says scientific exploration will reveal the Red Planet's secrets and give insights into its past and future.

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By Web Report

Published: Fri 19 Feb 2021, 1:32 AM

Last updated: Fri 19 Feb 2021, 2:15 AM

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Nasa over the successful landing of Perseverance rover on the Martian surface.

In a tweet posted within minutes after the landing, Sheikh Mohammed said the joint scientific exploration will reveal the Red Planet's secrets and give insights into its past and future.

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“Another successful mission has just reached Mars. Congratulations to the United States & @NASA for the successful landing of the Perseverance rover on the Martian surface. The joint scientific exploration will reveal the Red Planet's secrets & give insights into its past & future,” Sheikh Mohammed said in his tweet.

This is the third successful mission to Mars after the UAE's Hope Probe and China's Tianwen-1.

Sheikh Mohammed had earlier tweeted in Chinese after the China mission reached the Red Planet.

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Published: Fri 19 Feb 2021, 1:32 AM

Last updated: Fri 19 Feb 2021, 2:15 AM

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