China releases first photos taken by Mars rover Zhurong

China’s Mars rover Zhurong efficiently landed on the Crimson Planet at 07:18 Beijing time final Sunday.

SENDING SIGNALS TO THE WORLD IN 17 MINUTES

It was acknowledged that the rover landed in Utopia Planitia, a big land within the north of the planet, and it took 17 minutes to open its panels and ship a sign to Earth.

China’s rover has landed on Mars-Video

FIRST PHOTOS ARRIVED

The China Nationwide House Administration (CNSA) shared the first photos Zhurong took on the Crimson Planet on its official web site.

ZHURONG WILL WORK AT 90 MARS

Chinese language scientists plan to obtain service for at the least 90 Mars days from Zhurong, situated in Utopia Planitia, a big space within the planet’s northern hemisphere. There’s some proof that an ocean was discovered way back at Utopia Planitia, often known as the place the place the US Aerospace Company (NASA) landed a rover as a part of the Viking-2 mission in 1976.

THE SECOND COUNTRY TO SEND A RECORDING VEHICLE TO MARS AFTER THE USA

After the US efficiently landed its rover, Perseverance, on Mars on February 18, China turned the second to efficiently land a rover on Mars. The US’s Perseverance exploration car additionally shared many photographs and photos from the Crimson Planet after its touchdown. The US additionally despatched Ingenuity, a miniature helicopter, to Mars with Perseverance. Ingenuity made its maiden flight to the Crimson Planet on April 19.

EUROPEAN UNION FAILED TWICE

Having failed twice in its makes an attempt to land on Mars, the EU plans to ship an rover named Rosalind Franklin to Mars subsequent 12 months in a joint challenge with Russia.

ZHURON: GOD OF FIRE AND WAR

Then again, “Zhurong”, which suggests the god of fireside and struggle in Chinese language mythology, reached Mars in February with the Tianwen-1 spacecraft.