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#FirstArabicCountdown: Abu Dhabi lights up to celebrate Mars mission

Abu Dhabi - The iconic Adnoc building in Abu Dhabi features a stunning animated video showing the launch process.

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Landmarks in Abu Dhabi are lighting up in celebration of the first Arabic countdown in space exploration history that will launch the country's Mars probe on July 15.

With the #FirstArabicCountdown in space exploration's history #AbuDhabi's iconic buildings light up in preparation for the #HopeProbe to Mars on 15 July 2020 pic.twitter.com/zEOLIDhg6r
- ???? ?????? ???????? (@admediaoffice) July 12, 2020

Photos and videos shared by the Abu Dhabi Media Office show buildings displaying a countdown with Arabic numbers. The iconic Adnoc building in Abu Dhabi features a stunning animated video showing the launch process that will take the Hope probe to space. It shows the probe separating after liftoff and reaching its Martian orbit.

With a voice that will make history, the Hope Probe to Mars, will be launched with the #FirstArabicCountdown ever. Join the UAE on July 15, 2020 for this historic moment. https://t.co/aB4KfdRqcH pic.twitter.com/IQ3APJzC3z
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) July 13, 2020

The Dubai Media Office had earlier announced that the countdown would be in Arabic, after which #FirstArabicCountdown started trending.
"With a voice that will make history, the Hope probe to Mars will be launched with the first Arabic countdown ever," the media office had said.
A video released by the Hope probe team added: "Our voice will echo our ancestors' legacy."
Hope probe, the Arab world's first inter-planetary mission, will blast off to space at 00:51 UAE time on July 15 from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre.
sahim@khaleejtimes.com 

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