China's probe lands on Mars

15.05.2021, 13:24 ratel.kz

It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth, It was the first step in China's planetary exploration of the solar system, with the aim of completing orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission. The name Tianwen, meaning Questions to Heaven, comes from a poem written by the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC). China's first Mars rover is named Zhurong after the god of fire in ancient Chinese mythology, which echoes with the Chinese name of the red planet: Huoxing (the planet of fire). The spacecraft entered the Mars orbit in February after a journey of nearly seven months through space, and spent more than two months surveying poten