Chinas first Mars rover has actually recorded its very first sounds of the Red Planet and beamed back stunning views of a drive on the dirty world.A new video launched by Chinas state-run CCTV news channel today (June 27) reveals the very first sounds tape-recorded by the Mars rover Zhurong as it repelled its Tianwen-1 lander and onto the Martian surface on May 22. It likewise includes sensational video of Zhurong driving on Mars recorded by sewing together images from a small video camera released the rover.”In fact the noises were made when the pinion of the Mars rover rotates on the rack, or state the clashing sounds in between metals,” Jia Yang, Tianwen-1 system deputy chief designer, stated in the video according to a CCTV translation. “The purpose we [set up] the recording device is to capture the sounds of wind on Mars throughout its windy weather conditions. We actually wish to hear how the winds sound like on a planet other than the Earth.”Related: Chinas Tianwen-1 Mars mission in photosChinas Mars rover Zhurong positions for a self picture with its lander in this picture from Utopia Planitia launched on June 11, 2021. (Image credit: CNSA)Chinas Zhurong rover is the focal point of the nations Tianwen-1 objective, which provided an orbiter and the rover to the Red Planet this year. The combined spacecraft introduced in July 2020 and showed up in orbit around Mars in February. The Mars rover Zhurong arrived on the plains of Utopia Planitia on May 14. Its utilizing 6 science payloads to study the Red Planet, including its microphone. “With the [video, image and audio] files we released this time, consisting of those sounds taped when our Mars rover left the lander, we are able to perform extensive analysis to the environment and condition of Mars, for example, the density of the environment on the Mars,” stated Liu Jizhong, deputy commander of Chinas very first Mars exploration program, in the CCTV interview.A second video likewise launched today shows a series of spectacular views from the Tianwen-1 lander and the Zhurong rover itself as it drives on Mars. They capture views of the landers parachute, the moment of parachute separation and views of the Martian surface from the lander as it approached the ground. “When we were developing, we wished to obtain some visual states of the rover, which might be utilized as a basis for additional improvement of the project,” said Rao Wei, deputy chief designer of the Tianwen-1 probe, according to CCTV. “Then we developed numerous parts, consisting of the process of opening the parachute, releasing the canopy and coming down.”Those systems appeared to work as planned, with the Tianwen-1 lander coming down as created and then identifying a safe landing spot. “According to the telemetry, we can see that the landing point is only 3 kilometers far from our developed position,” Rao said. “In basic, the landing position is extremely accurate and the control system is excellent.”The 530-lb. (240 kilogram) Zhurong rover is expected to last about 90 Martian days checking out the Red Planet with its high-resolution cameras, subsurface radar, multi-spectral electronic camera and surface structure detector, a magnetic field detector and a weather condition screen. The Tianwen-1 orbiter is created to last a complete Martian year, which is about 687 Earth days.Email Tariq Malik at tmalik@space.com or follow him on Twitter @tariqjmalik. Follow us on @Spacedotcom and Facebook and Instagram.

Chinas very first Mars rover has actually caught its very first noises of the Red Planet and beamed back stunning views of a drive on the dusty world.A brand-new video released by Chinas state-run CCTV news channel today (June 27) reveals the very first sounds recorded by the Mars rover Zhurong as it drove off its Tianwen-1 lander and onto the Martian surface area on May 22.”In fact the noises were made when the pinion of the Mars rover rotates on the rack, or state the clashing sounds between metals,” Jia Yang, Tianwen-1 system deputy chief designer, said in the video according to a CCTV translation.”Related: Chinas Tianwen-1 Mars objective in photosChinas Mars rover Zhurong positions for a self picture with its lander in this image from Utopia Planitia released on June 11, 2021.”With the [video, image and audio] files we launched this time, consisting of those sounds taped when our Mars rover left the lander, we are able to perform in-depth analysis to the environment and condition of Mars, for example, the density of the atmosphere on the Mars,” said Liu Jizhong, deputy commander of Chinas very first Mars expedition program, in the CCTV interview.A 2nd video also launched today reveals a series of stunning views from the Tianwen-1 lander and the Zhurong rover itself as it drives on Mars.