Zhurong Rover Touch Down: China Officially the 2nd Country to Land on Mars (Photo : Twitter: @XHNews) If all goes according to schedule, China's Zhurong Mars rover should have landed on Mars today (May 14) at 7:11 p.
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Venus is a mystery. It s the world next door, so it doesn t say anything about itself. A thick canopy of clouds envelops a barren landscape pelted with acid rain and baked at temperatures capable of melting lead.
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A Secretive Next-Door Neighbor
There s a lot we don t know about Venus, including the fact that it has a lot in common with us and happens to be our nearest neighbor. And that isn t for lack of attempting. The conditions and pace of Venus have made nailing down details an extremely time-consuming task, so scientists turned to the dance floor for inspiration.