China’s Zhurong rover has sent back its first images since landing on Mars Saturday, becoming the third nation to accomplish the technically challenging feat.
The rover’s camera took photos of the rocky Martian surface from onboard the Tianwen-1 lander. The spacecraft had been orbiting the red planet since February when it arrived after a 6 1/2-month journey from Earth.
The Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) released the images – one color and one black-and-white, on…
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