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Zhurong (Chinese: 祝融; pinyin: Zhùróng) is a Chinese rover on Mars, the country's first to land on another planet after it previously landed two rovers on the Moon.The rover is part of the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars conducted by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions of years ago - a far cry from the dry and desolate world it is today.
Tianwen-1 Chinese: 天问一号 (also referred to as TW-1; simplified Chinese: 天 问; traditional Chinese: 天 問; lit. 'Heavenly Questions') is an interplanetary mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) which sent a robotic spacecraft to Mars, consisting of 6 spacecraft: an orbiter, two deployable cameras, lander, remote camera, and the Zhurong rover. [22]
The Tianwen-1 was inserted into Mars orbit in February 2021 after a seven-month journey, followed by a successful soft landing of the lander and Zhurong rover on May 14, 2021. [5] The Zhurong rover was deployed onto the Martian surface from its landing platform and began its exploratory mission on May 22. On June 1, CNSA released multiple high ...
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After a steep monthslong trek, the Perseverance rover has reached the top of Jezero Crater on Mars.
Tianwen-3 (Chinese: 天问三号) is a planned Mars sample-return mission by China which would send two spacecraft (an orbiter/Earth-returner and a lander/ascent-vehicle) via two separate launches to Mars.
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Mars rover and helicopter. Successful soft landing in Jezero Crater. Helicopter deployed from rover on 3 April 2021. Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover: China: 14 May 2021 Successful soft landing in Utopia Planitia. Zhurong rover deployed on 22 May 2021.