Water On Mars: China s Zhurong Rover has found evidence of liquid water on Mars. Up until now, it was believed that water could only exist on Mars as gas or as a solid. This new discovery will also help in figuring out if there ever was life on Mars.
China's Zhurong Mars rover may be unable to wake up from its hibernation. China's Zhurong Mars Rover may be oversleeping on the job. NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently confirmed that China's Zhurong rover has been stationary for months since its hibernation in May 2022, during the Martian winter.
Does China have an update on its Zhurong Mars rover? Something isn't quite right about China's Mars rover. The country's space agency recently celebrated the second anniversary of its first interplanetary mission in Mars' orbit, but it didn't give an update about the mission's rover, per Space.
The Chinese Mars rover is still in hibernation, but was due to wake up in December. China's famed Mars rover, the Zhurong, is still in hibernation and did not wake up during its scheduled timeline last December.
China's space agency landed a rover, Zhurong, on Mars. The spacecraft is exploring Utopia Planitia, which is on the border between the northern lowlands and the southern highlands.