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China s Tianwen-1 space probe currently orbiting Mars has sent back stunning new images of the Martian surface taken during its first month orbiting the Red Planet.
The uncrewed spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) shared the images on Thursday, including two in black and white and one showing orange hues of the rocky world.
Tianwen-1 is one of three missions to Mars in 2021 and the only one to include both an orbiting spacecraft and rover that will land on the Red Planet.
The first photo of Mars delivered by the UAE s Hope probe is glorious
The United Arab Emirates Hope spacecraft entered Mars orbit last week and already sent a simply dazzling image of the red planet. Listen - 01:42
The first image of Mars snapped by the Al Amal, or Hope, spacecraft. The photo was captured at a distance of 15,500 miles from the planet s surface. Emirates Mars Mission/Mohamed Bin Zayed
Mars is the place to be this month. Two spacecraft have already entered orbit around the red planet: China s Tianwen-1 got there on Feb. 10. And a day earlier, the United Arab Emirates made history by sliding the Al Amal (Hope) spacecraft into Martian orbit and becoming just the fifth country to reach Earth s dusty, barren neighbor.
SHARJAH: The successful entry of the UAE’s Hope probe into orbit around Mars is a historic event on the scientific, educational, and strategic levels. Indeed, for the first time ever, an Arab nation has gone beyond applied space science and technology (satellites, essentially) and successfully invested and engaged in space exploration. It is important to underline the
The Hope Probe took almost seven months to travel approximately 180 million miles to reach the Red Planet. The transmission of the Hope Probe s first image of Mars is a defining moment in our history and marks the UAE joining advanced nations involved in space exploration
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Then, from its vantage point in orbit, the UAE space agency plans for the instrument to peer at the planet for a full Martian year – the equivalent of two Earth years – to analyse the planet s thin atmosphere and climate to learn more about own.
Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was among the first to share the stunning overview of the world.