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Zhurong is a six-wheeled rover built by china. It landed on Mars in the area called Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021. Zhurong is about the size of NASA's twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. It has six scientific instruments, including two panoramic cameras, a ground-penetrating radar and a magnetic field detector. Like America's Curiosity and Perseverance Martian rovers, Zhurong has a laser to zap rocks and thereby study their compositions.<ref>https://www.space.com/china-mars-rover-landing-success-tianwen-1-zhurong</ref> | Zhurong is a six-wheeled rover built by china. It landed on Mars in the area called Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021. Zhurong is about the size of NASA's twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. It has six scientific instruments, including two panoramic cameras, a ground-penetrating radar and a magnetic field detector. Like America's Curiosity and Perseverance Martian rovers, Zhurong has a laser to zap rocks and thereby study their compositions.<ref>https://www.space.com/china-mars-rover-landing-success-tianwen-1-zhurong</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:41, 31 March 2022
Zhurong is a six-wheeled rover built by china. It landed on Mars in the area called Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021. Zhurong is about the size of NASA's twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. It has six scientific instruments, including two panoramic cameras, a ground-penetrating radar and a magnetic field detector. Like America's Curiosity and Perseverance Martian rovers, Zhurong has a laser to zap rocks and thereby study their compositions.[1]
Wide view of landscape near where Zhurong is exploring, as seen by HiRISE Scale bar at the top is 500 meters long.
Region near China's Rover, as seen by HiRISE
Zhurong, as seen by HiRISE. It's tracks are indicated with blue arrow.
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