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Mysterious News Briefly — May 17, 2021 China became the second country to land a rover on Mars with the touchdown of its lander-rover combo in Utopia Planitia, a flat plane in the same region where NASA’s Viking 2 lander touched down in 1976. The Zhurong rover is named after the god of fire in... Read more »

  China is moving boldly to dominate in 21st-Century space and science from being the first nation to explore the farside of the Moon, to creating a laser that can rip spacetime asunder to landing a spacecraft —six-wheeled Zhurong robot, named after the Chinese god of fire—on Mars  for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing.  Utopia Planitia Landing Spot Plans call for a rover to stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests ...

Zhurong will then roll down the lander’s ramp onto Utopia Planitia, an icy area of Mars. Ng Han Guan/AP Zhurong the Chinese rover, will roll down the lander’s ramp onto Utopia Planitia, an icy area of Mars. Around the size of a small car, Zhurong has sensors to gauge the atmosphere and magnetic sphere and a ground-penetrating radar. It is expected to be deployed for 90 days, and will also search for evidence of life. The successful landing marked an exceptional achievement for the Chine...

478 Zhang Rongqiao, the chief designer of China’s first Mars landing mission, at Beijing Aerospace Control Centre on Saturday. PTI Beijing, May 15 China on Saturday successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars after surviving "nine minutes of terror", becoming the second country in history to have a rover on the red planet. The rover, Zhurong, named after a god of fire in Chinese mythology, successfully landed at the pre-selected area in Utopia Planitia on Mars, the official Xinhua news agency r...

2021-05-16 06:05:54 GMT2021-05-16 14:05:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinas Tianwen-1 probe on Saturday touched down at its pre-selected landing area in Utopia Planitia, a vast plain on the northern semisphere of Mars, marking the first time that the country has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth. Foreign media and astronomy experts and officials have applauded the successful landing of Chinas spacecraft on the Mars surface. NASA Associate Administ...

Named after the Chinese god of fire, the Zhurong rover landed on the red planet Friday night after orbiting Mars for the past three months.

Oppo introduced the Martian version of the flagship Find X3 Pro smartphone China’s Tianwen 1 probe has successfully landed on the surface of Mars, and in honor of this achievement, Oppo has announced a new version of its flagship smartphone Find X3 Pro. The Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition boasts a more powerful hardware component, as well as some design changes. The body of the device is made in gray, which, according to the manufacturer, is inspired by outer space. The back sur...

China science, technology news summary -- May 16 Xinhua 16 May 2021, 22:30 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. MARS LANDING A Chinese spacecraft streaked down through the Martian sky on Saturday, becoming the countrys first probe to land on a planet other than Earth. The lander, carrying a Mars rover, touched down at its pre-selected landing area in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain on the northern ...

Named after the Chinese god of fire, the Zhurong rover landed on the red planet Friday night after orbiting Mars for the past three months.

Chinas Mars mission successfully lands Zhurong rover on the Red Planet China has become only the second country to land on Mars after the US. The Zhurong rover was released by the Tianwen-1 orbiter which started circling Mars in February. Updated China has landed its first ever rover on Mars (Image: Tianwen-1) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you...