Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,147,954 members, 7,799,236 topics. Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2024 at 05:31 PM

China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars - Science/Technology - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Science/Technology / China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars (393 Views)

New Pictures Of Mars... Closer Look At Mars / Pictures Of Mars Released By NASA / China's Mission To Mars 2021: Unveils Spacecraft, Vehicles And Mock Base (Pics) (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply) (Go Down)

China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars by prizeless(m): 5:30pm On Sep 04, 2021
Martian Landscapes
China’s Zhurong rover has spent the last 100 Earth days roaming the desolate landscapes of Mars. To celebrate the momentous occasion, China’s space agency released a number of photos showing the path the rover has taken since leaving behind the Tianwen-1 orbiter that brought it there in May, the South China Morning Post reports.

The gorgeous red landscapes, one of which is a wide panorama, were taken last Tuesday by the orbiter — proof that China’s first Mars mission is well underway.

If you look closely, the panorama shows the tire tracks of the Zhurong rover in the center.

Rover Tracks
Both the rover and the orbiter are “in good condition and functioning properly,” according to state-run news agency Xinhua.

The rover has moved more than one kilometer (1,064 meters to be precise) south ever since being released by the lander to study the boundary between what is believed to be an ancient sea bed and land in the southern region of the Utopia Planitia, a massive plain in the planet’s northern hemisphere.

Both the orbiter and rover will lose communications some time next month as the Sun will interrupt the signal by traveling between Mars and the Earth, according to the space agency.

China became only the third country to softly land a spacecraft on Mars in May, after the US and the Soviet Union (though the latter’s effort, in 1971, was extremely underwhelming).

If all goes according to plan, this is only the beginning of a series of ambitious Mars missions by China. The country is hoping to retrieve Martian soil samples some time in 2030 and send astronauts to there as soon as 2033, according to SCMP.

NASA has also made considerable headway in studying the Red Planet up close, successfully landing on eight occasions. But with unprecedented investment in space travel, China may just have a chance to close the gap.

Re: China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars by SQLmastar(m): 6:06pm On Sep 04, 2021
The hundredth item on my bucket list is to make love to Niki Manaj on planet Mars....
I have achieved 89/100 on my list.
Please Lord of Mars, grant me this item and I would forever be grateful.
Re: China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars by Dproperties: 6:27pm On Sep 04, 2021
Other countries would soon relocate to the Mars and leave Africa behind.


They're seriously preparing ahead due to the rate of climate change.


Remember that people now go to the space to spend time
Re: China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars by Nobody: 6:39pm On Sep 04, 2021
Good.
Re: China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars by kaptaintintin: 9:19pm On Sep 04, 2021
How much is one plot of land in Mars?
Re: China Releases Beautiful New Photos From The Surface Of Mars by Skillsnigeria: 11:28am On Sep 05, 2021
That's good

(1) (Reply)

Digital Marketing Tips For Small Businesses / Central Bank's Targeting Of P2P Crypto Transactions Forces Startup To Quit Niger / The Guy Who Saw Today In 1963

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 10
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.