Tianwen-1, which means “Search for Heavenly Truth,” was launched in 2020 and landed on Mars last May, when the Zhurong rover on board began its mission to patrol and explore the planet while the rover flew above.
China’s National Space Agency (CNSA) said in a statement that the probe has now completed all tasks assigned to it, including capturing medium-resolution images covering the entire planet.
The images, posted by the space agency on social media, show the rugged terrain of the Martian landscape: dusty red sand dunes, shield volcanoes, shock craters, Antarctic ice caps, cliffs and hills in Valles Marineris – a valley. The largest canyons in our solar system.
The US space agency said that the images were taken by the probe, which orbited Mars 1,344 times and took pictures of the planet from all angles while the spacecraft was exploring its surface.
The six-wheeled craft carried scientific instruments during its journey and collected information about the geological structure of Mars, the atmosphere, the environment and soil. Probe collected 1040 GB of Raw scientific data which she has The agency said scientists on the ground have processed it and handed it over to research teams for further investigation.
CNSA said it participated in the orbiter Aeronautical Information at NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and Scientific The data will be available “in due course” to international scientists.
With low temperatures during the Martian winter, as well as poor sand and dust conditions, the rover stopped on May 18, which will continue through the harsh season before waking up in December — when it enters its landing zone in early spring, leaving better weather.
The space agency said the orbiter will continue to conduct tests and prepare for future missions.
Before China’s success with Tianwen-1, only the United States and the former Soviet Union had landed spacecraft on Mars – but India, the European Space Agency and the United Arab Emirates sent spacecraft to enter the planet’s orbit.
With Tianwen-1, China was the first country to attempt to send an orbiter and rover on its first domestic mission to Mars. For example, NASA sent several orbiters to Mars before attempting a landing.
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