Friday, May 14, 2021

'Nihao Mars': China's Zhurong rover touches down on Red Planet

Beijing (AFP) May 15, 2021
China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet early Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, state media reported, a triumph for Beijing's increasingly bold space ambitions and a history-making feat for a nation on its first-ever Martian mission. The lander carrying Zhurong completed the treacherous descent through the Martian atmosphere using a parachute to navigate the "seven minutes o

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