China to announce name of its first Mars rover
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Updated: 2021-04-19 16:05
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Illustration of Tianwen 1 probe entering Martian orbit. [Photo provided to China Daily]
BEIJING -- China will announce the name of its first Mars rover on the Space Day of China, which falls on April 24, according to the China National Space Administration.
Nanjing, capital city of East China's Jiangsu province, will host the main events marking this year's Space Day of China, Lyu Bo, a CNSA official, told a press conference on Monday.
The events include the opening ceremony, bilateral talks on the international lunar research station, and the fourth China Space Conference.