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July 10, 2021, 00:01 GMT
The footage shows sand dunes and rocks on the surface of the Red Planet, as well as the instrument’s equipment and footprints remaining on the terrain of Mars.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released five new color images of the surface of Mars on Friday. Reports CGTN Series. The footage was taken by the Zhurong rover, part of the Tianwen-1 mission, the first flight of an Asian giant to the Red Planet.
Zhurong was approaching and analyzing the dune area on June 26 (Sol 42), which may have been the reason why the rover appears to be slowing down, based on the previous update. The second photo is about 6m of sand dunes. pic.twitter.com/dVaICFIMQl
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An image showing the equipment of the device: its climatic detector and the detector of surface components, as well as the terrain of Mars, which is also shown. In other images the rocks and sand of the Red Planet are featured, while in the last image are sand dunes, as well as solar panels, the rover’s antenna and its footprints on Mars.
The Chinese Space Agency reported the details of the device It takes 54 Mars days It operates on the red planet and has already traveled a total distance of More than 300 meters. Since the mission reached the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain located in the northern half of the planet Mars, on May 15, the Zhuron probe has explored the geological, environmental and atmospheric structure of Mars. Its operations are expected to last at least 90 days.
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