A photo of a dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander together is released by the China National Space Administration, with a wireless camera placed on the planet's surface making the moment possible.
A photo of a dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander together has been released by the China National Space Administration, with a wireless camera making the dual selfie possible.The spacecraft had spent about three months orbiting the Red PlanetThree other photos were also released on Friday, showing the upper stage of the Zhurong rover and the view from the rover before it rolled off its platform.
Zhurong placed a remote camera about 10 metres from the landing platform, then withdrew to take a group portrait, the CNSA said. China landed the Tianwen-1 spacecraft carrying the rover on Mars last month after it spent about three months orbiting the Red Planet. China is only the second country to land and operate a spacecraft on Mars, after the United States.The orbiter and lander both display small Chinese flags and the lander has outlines of the mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
The six-wheeled rover is surveying an area known as Utopia Planitia, searching for signs of water or ice that could lend clues as to whether Mars ever sustained life.which is exploring the planet with a tiny helicopter.NASA expects its rover to collect and package up its first surface sample in July, which a future rover will later collect and return to Earth as early as 2031.
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