China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission delivers first gorgeous high-def images
China's intrepid spacecraft got a glorious eyeful of Mars.
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This color view of Mars is one of the first high-def images of the planet sent back by China's Tianwen-1 probe.
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China's ambitious Tianwen-1 mission has given us some new, high-definition views of Mars to marvel over. In early February, we saw the spacecraft's first haunting view of the red planet. The new snapshots are much more detailed.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) shared the images on Thursday. Perhaps the most striking is a color view of Mars' north pole. Two other images are black-and-white views of scenic craters and ridges on the surface.