China’s Mars rover named after fire god, to ignite interplanetary exploration enthusiasm
Deng Xiaoci in Nanjing Published: Apr 24, 2021 10:08 AM
Picture released on Aug. 23, 2016 shows the concept portraying what the Mars rover and lander would look like.Photo:Xinhua
China unveiled the highly anticipated name of the country s first Mars rover - Zhurong - at the opening ceremony for this year s Space Day of China activities centered in Nanjing, capital of East China s Jiangsu Province.
Named after a fire god in Chinese mythology, the Zhurong Mars rover is hoped to ignite the spark of China s interplanetary exploration and guide humanity deep into the vast yet unknown outer space, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA.)
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