China National Space Administration on Friday released two side images of #Mars from its #Tianwen-1 probe.
Check two profile photos of the Red Planet. China’s Tianwen-1 probe is observing Mars 11,000 km up in the sky to carefully pick a landing spot in May or June. The Mars probe was launched in July 2020 and arrived at Mars orbit on February 10.
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China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered orbit around Mars on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life. It's the second spacecraft in two days to reach the red planet.
tianwen-1 mars'>Impressive Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission launched by China today
China says it has successfully put its Tianwen-1 mission into orbit around Mars
Congratulations to #CNSA , the China National Space Administration, on the launch of #Tianwen-1 !
#BREAKING China's first Mars probe Tianwen-1 has successfully entered the orbit of the red planet after a crucial “brake” to decelerate and be captured by Mars gravity, according to #CNSA .
China sends its first mission to Mars. Tianwen-1 was launched from Wenchang towards the red planet on a voyage that will last until next year. #Mars
New blog post! Map of Every Mars Landing Attempt, Ever A new and improved map of all the places on Mars where we have landed—or crashed—plus the planned locations for the landings of the future Perseverance, Tianwen-1, and Rosalind Franklin Mars rovers.
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