A remote-controlled Chinese motorised rover has driven down the ramp of a landing capsule and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, land and deploy a land vehicle on its inaugural mission to Mars
A remote-controlled Chinese motorised rover has driven down the ramp of a landing capsule and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, land and deploy a land vehicle on its inaugural mission to Mars
22 May 2021
Zhurong, named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, drove down to the surface of Mars early this afternoon our time.
The 240-kg Zhurong, which has six scientific instruments including a high- resolution topography camera, will study the planet's surface soil and atmosphere.
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