22 July 2020
China's first Mars rover set to launch tomorrow
... in Nature Astronomy just days ahead of the mission's speculated launch, the rover will likely attempt to land at Utopia Planitia; a huge basin located in northeastern Mars that was formed by a large impact early in Mars' history. Tianwen-1’s main...
17 May 2021
China's Zhurong rover touches down on Mars
.... The lander, carrying a Mars rover, touched down at its pre-selected landing area in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain on the northern hemisphere of Mars, at 7:18 am (Beijing Time), the China National Space Administration (CNSA...
