China's Mars rover accomplishes planned exploration tasksSource: Xinhua-Editor: huaxia| Date:2021-8-17
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released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows an
image taken by the rear hazard-avoidance camera onboard the rover
Zhurong. China's Mars rover Zhurong has accomplished its exploration and
detection tasks as planned, according to the China National Space
Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday. As of Aug. 15, 2021, Zhurong had
worked on the surface of Mars for 90 Martian days, or about 92 days on
Earth, with all scientific payloads having started to work on detection
tasks, said the administration. The CNSA added that the rover will
continue to move to the boundary zone between the ancient sea and the
ancient land in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, and will carry out
additional tasks.
China's Mars rover Zhurong has accomplished its exploration and detection tasks as planned, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday.
As of Aug. 15, 2021, Zhurong had worked on the surface of Mars for 90 Martian days, or about 92 days on Earth, with all scientific payloads having started to work on detection tasks, said the administration.
The CNSA added that the rover will continue to move to the boundary zone between the ancient sea and the ancient land in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, and will carry out additional tasks.
China's Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020.
The lander, carrying the rover with an expected lifespan of at least 90 Martian days or about three months on Earth, touched down in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars, on May 15.
Zhurong drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface on May 22, starting its exploration of the red planet. |
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