China s first Mars rover, Zhurong, has driven down from its landing platform to the Martian surface, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Saturday.
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) China first Mars rover, Zhurong, drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface Saturday, leaving the country first foo
China s first Mars rover steps out to explore red planet
China s Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020.
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In this artist s rendering made available by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday, May 22, 2021, China s Zhurong rover is depicted on the surface of Mars. (Photo | AP) By PTI
BEIJING: China s first Mars rover on Saturday drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface to start exploring the surface of the red planet.
The six-wheeled solar-powered rover named Zhurong, resembling a blue butterfly and with a mass of 240 kg, slowly trundled off a ramp on the lander to hit the red, sandy soil of Mars, starting its journey to explore the fourth planet from the Sun, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.
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