Zhurong rover lands on Mars; China joins US as only nations to successfully land on planet
Posted on AllSides May 16th, 2021
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China became the second country in the world to successfully land a rover on Mars after its Zhurong craft touched down on the red planet.
Named after the Chinese god of fire, Zhurong was aboard the Tianwen-1 spacecraft that launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in China on July 23, 2020. It entered Mars' orbit in February before finally landing around 7:18 p.m. EDT on Friday.
It took more than 17 minutes after the rover opened its solar panels and antenna for signals to traverse the distance between...
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