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May 15, 2021 by archyde
BEIJING – China has landed a small droning robot on Mars in a delicate mission that sets a precedent for the Asian giant and reflects its expanding space ambitions.
And at the end of July 2020, the Chinese launched from Earth their unmanned mission “Tianwen-1”, which bears the name of the probe that was sent into space. The probe consists of three parts: an orbiter (orbiting the planet) and a lander carrying the remote-controlled robot “Chorong”. It is this spacecraft that has landed on Mars, which will allow the robot “Churong” to exit.
“Tianwen-1” landed at 7:18 a.m. Beijing time (11:18 pm GMT Friday) in an area of the red planet called “Utopia Planeasia”, which is a vast plain located in the northern half of Mars, according to the agency. Chinese space.