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China's Mars rover travels over 509 meters on red planet Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-18 10:35 Share CLOSE BEIJING -- China's Mars rover Zhurong has traveled more than 509 meters on the surface of the red planet as of 11 pm Saturday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. The rover will soon arrive at the second sand dune on its journey on the red planet. It will carry out a detailed survey of the dune and surrounding environment, said the administration. As of Saturday, Zhurong has been op...

2021-07-18 02:35:46 GMT2021-07-18 10:35:46(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Mars rover Zhurong has traveled more than 509 meters on the surface of the red planet as of 11 p.m. Saturday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. The rover will soon arrive at the second sand dune on its journey on the red planet. It will carry out a detailed survey of the dune and surrounding environment, said the administration. As of Saturday, Zhurong has been operating on the surface of Mars for 63 Martian d...

China's Mars rover travels over 509 meters on red planet Xinhua 18 Jul 2021, 13:05 GMT+10 BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Mars rover Zhurong has traveled more than 509 meters on the surface of the red planet as of 11 p.m. Saturday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. The rover will soon arrive at the second sand dune on its journey on the red planet. It will carry out a detailed survey of the dune and surrounding environment, said the administration. As of Saturday, Zhurong has been operating on the surface of Mars for...

Published July 16, 2021, 9:36 AM BEIJING, China — China’s Mars rover Zhurong has traveled 450 meters on the surface of the red planet, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration on Thursday. Since the rover landed on the surface of Mars, it has been traveling southward to conduct exploration and inspection activities. The navigation terrain camera on the rover has been taking pictures of the Martian landscape every day. Most recently, it took images showing the back cover and parachute of the lander at a distance of 30 meters. As...

2021-07-12 05:06:02 GMT2021-07-12 13:06:02(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday delivered about 17 grams of lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe to 13 institutions, which had applied for research programs to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the delivery, Liu Jizhong, the director of the center, said that this is the first batch of lunar samples delivered to research institutions. More samples will be released and delivered in the future as planned. ...