Saturday, May 15, 2021

Zhurong, the Tianwen-1 rover lands on Mars!



The China National Space Administration successfully landed its Tianwen-1 spacecraft on Mars, May 14, 2021.  It is the first attempt by the CNSA and China becomes the second nation after the US to put a craft on Mars.  It touched down in the Utopia Planitia

Soon the rover Zhurong, named after the god of fire from Chinese folklore, will being its exploration of the Red Planet.



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