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a burn about 15 minutes of its 3000N main engine at 6:52 a.m. Eastern. That was enough to permit the craft to be captured by the Red planets gravity. Tianwen-1 will gradually lower its orbit for better study of Mars. The orbiter is expected to approach as close as 265 kilometers to Mars, allowing a high-resolution camera to return images with a resolution of better than 0.50 meters per pixel. Those images will be almost as good as NASA's HiRISE images. HiRISE has a pixel size of 30-60 centimeters, or 1 to 2 feet wide.<ref> https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/spacecraft/sc-instru-hirise.html</ref> HiRISE can make out features that are about 3 feet (~1 meter) across (as small as a kitchen table).<ref>https://mars.nasa.gov/mro/mission/instruments/hirise/</ref> | a burn about 15 minutes of its 3000N main engine at 6:52 a.m. Eastern. That was enough to permit the craft to be captured by the Red planets gravity. Tianwen-1 will gradually lower its orbit for better study of Mars. The orbiter is expected to approach as close as 265 kilometers to Mars, allowing a high-resolution camera to return images with a resolution of better than 0.50 meters per pixel. Those images will be almost as good as NASA's HiRISE images. HiRISE has a pixel size of 30-60 centimeters, or 1 to 2 feet wide.<ref> https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/spacecraft/sc-instru-hirise.html</ref> HiRISE can make out features that are about 3 feet (~1 meter) across (as small as a kitchen table).<ref>https://mars.nasa.gov/mro/mission/instruments/hirise/</ref> | ||
| − | Tianwen-1 carries 13 science instruments. They will study Martian morphology, topography, regolith and search for water ice with radar. | + | Tianwen-1 carries 13 science instruments. They will study Martian morphology, topography, regolith and search for water ice with radar. An examination of the Martian ionosphere, climate, and magnetic field will be performed during the planned 2 year mission. Water ice in the surface and under the surface will be mapped. |
In May or June, a 240-kilogram solar powered rover will descent to the surface.<ref> https://spacenews.com/chinas-tianwen-1-enters-orbit-around-mars/?fbclid=IwAR2znf7d1kY3_junyXkxy87H8G4dJZxhM9jDCtbIoTL2oVNPEGcbVZDu5hE</ref> | In May or June, a 240-kilogram solar powered rover will descent to the surface.<ref> https://spacenews.com/chinas-tianwen-1-enters-orbit-around-mars/?fbclid=IwAR2znf7d1kY3_junyXkxy87H8G4dJZxhM9jDCtbIoTL2oVNPEGcbVZDu5hE</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 11 February 2021
Tianwen-1, China’s first interplanetary mission, entered Mars orbit Feb. 10 after traveling for 202 days. It began the orbit with a burn about 15 minutes of its 3000N main engine at 6:52 a.m. Eastern. That was enough to permit the craft to be captured by the Red planets gravity. Tianwen-1 will gradually lower its orbit for better study of Mars. The orbiter is expected to approach as close as 265 kilometers to Mars, allowing a high-resolution camera to return images with a resolution of better than 0.50 meters per pixel. Those images will be almost as good as NASA's HiRISE images. HiRISE has a pixel size of 30-60 centimeters, or 1 to 2 feet wide.[1] HiRISE can make out features that are about 3 feet (~1 meter) across (as small as a kitchen table).[2]
Tianwen-1 carries 13 science instruments. They will study Martian morphology, topography, regolith and search for water ice with radar. An examination of the Martian ionosphere, climate, and magnetic field will be performed during the planned 2 year mission. Water ice in the surface and under the surface will be mapped.
In May or June, a 240-kilogram solar powered rover will descent to the surface.[3]
