China Tianwen-1 rover returns first surface photos from Mars
Chris Burns - May 19, 2021, 9:35am CDT
The Zhurong rover returned its first photos from Mars this week, marking another first for China. China is now the second nation on our planet Earth to land a craft on Mars and keep said probe operational for a period long enough to snap some photos. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released video of the release of the craft from China’s orbiter before landing as well as photos from the landed craft this week.
On May 15, 2021, China’s Tianwen-1 mission completed a soft landing on Mars for deployment of the “Zhu Rong” rover (祝融号 rover). This mission placed its craft in the southern Utopia Plain of Mars – this is where the landed craft now sends photos. After a near-fire brake on May 17th, the orbiter above Mars entered a relay communication orbit, acting as digital launch point for data sent from the rover below.
中国の火星探査機「天問1号」、探査車の着陸に成功
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🚩 Lloran los Terraplanistas 🚀 Hasta China Llega a Mar en Taringa!
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