Chinese Explorers Land on Mars, First Photographs Sent

China has released the first photographs captured by his rover, Zhurong, on Planet Mars.

The front view shows the landscape in front of the robot while on the landing platform; The back photo reveals Zhurong’s solar panels.

The Chinese rover landed on the Red Planet – as Mars is known – on Sunday morning, Beijing time.

With this landing, China became the second country – after the United States – to successfully land its vehicle on the surface of Mars and operate it for a significant period of time for research purposes.

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