{"id":1340,"date":"2021-05-19T14:02:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news25.org\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2021-05-19T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T14:02:14","slug":"china-on-mars-zhurong-rover-returns-first-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/china-on-mars-zhurong-rover-returns-first-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"China on Mars: Zhurong rover returns first pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China has released the first pictures taken by its Zhurong rover on Mars.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The forward view shows the landscape ahead of the robot as it sits on its landing platform; the rear-looking image reveals Zhurong’s solar panels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The rover touched down on the Red Planet early on Sunday, Beijing time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In doing so, it made China only the second nation – after America – to successfully put a probe on the surface of Mars and operate it for a significant length of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chinese scientists hope get at least 90 Martian days of service out of the six-wheeled robot at its location on Utopia Planitia, a vast terrain in the planet’s northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n