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China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, state media reported, a triumph for Beijing's bold space ambitions and a history-making feat for a nation on its first-ever Martian mission. The lander carrying Zhurong completed the treacherous descent through the Martian atmosphere using a parachute to navigate the
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 15 May 2021 An unmanned Chinese spacecraft has successfully landed on the surface of Mars, Chinese state news agency Xinhua has reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the red planet. The lander carrying Zhurong completed the treacherous descent through the Martian atmosphere using a parachute to navigate the “seven minutes of terror” as it is known, aiming for a vast northern lava plain known as the Utopia Planitia. It “successfully landed in the pre-selected area”, state broadcaster CCTV said, launc...
China lands its first-ever Mars rover on the Red Planet By China manages to land rover on Mars after "seven minutes of terror". China's rover lands a few months after the US landed one of its own, "Perseverance", in February. China becomes first country to carry out an orbiting, landing and roving operation during its first mission to Mars. China landed its first-ever Mars space rover on the Red Plant Saturday, a welcome development for a nation adamant on asserting itself as a force to be reckoned with as far as its space missions are concerned. The lander carrying "Zhurong" completed t...
Archyde 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. ...
China marks major triumph for space programme by landing first rover on Mars World Sat, May 15, 2021 In what is being hailed as a major triumph for China's space programme, the country landed its first ever rover on Mars Saturday. The lander carrying "Zhurong" completed the treacherous descent through the Martian atmosphere using a parachute to navigate the "seven minutes of terror" as it is known, aiming for a vast northern lava plain known as the Utopia Planitia. It "successfully landed in the pre-selected area", state broadcaster CCTV said, launching a special TV programme dedicated to ...