China National Space Administration releases brand-new footage captured by the countrys Mars probe Tianwen-1 released in mid-May. The China National Space Administration has actually launched brand-new video captured by the countrys Mars probe Tianwen-1 that was released in mid-May.
The images and videos taken by a camera installed on the Zhurong rover of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft and launched on Sunday reveal the lander releasing a parachute prior to touching down on the Mars surface and the rover driving away from its landing platform onto the land.
State broadcaster CCTV said the Mars rover Zhurong, named after the Chinese god of fire, has been dealing with the red planet for 42 days and has moved 236 metres in overall.
China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on May 15, 2021, in the most current advance for its enthusiastic objectives in space.
A remote-controlled rover drove down the ramp of its landing pill on May 22 and onto the surface area of Mars, making China the very first nation to orbit, land and deploy a land vehicle on its inaugural mission to the Red Planet.
The probe returned its first pictures of the Red Planet days after its historical landing.
The six-wheeled rover is surveying a location called Utopia Planitia, specifically looking for indications of water or ice that could provide hints regarding whether Mars ever sustained life.
Powered by solar power, the 240kg (530 pounds) Zhurong will also try to find signs of ancient life, including any sub-surface water and ice, using a ground-penetrating radar during its 90-day exploration of the Martian surface.
Zhurong will stop and move in slow intervals, with each period approximated to be just 10 metres (33 feet) over 3 days, according to Chinas main SpaceNews.
China is the 2nd country to land and operate a spacecraft on Mars, after the United States. The former Soviet Union landed a craft in 1971, but it lost communication seconds later.