China has officially landed an exploratory rover on the surface of Mars, becoming only the second nation to do so after the United States. The China National Space Administration's vehicle was dubbed "Zhurong," after a Chinese fire deity, who is said to have delivered fire unto early humans. Launched on the the Tianwen-1 probe last July, the rover entered Martian orbit in February of this year before landing on the planet's surface Friday evening (about 7 p.m. EST). According to NBC News, Zhurong touched down "in a region of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. The vast, icy plain was also where NASA's now-defunct Viking 2 lander touched down in 1976."