China publishes new photos of Mars from the Tianwen 1 probe
Photo: cnsa.gov.cn
China's National Space Administration has released new images of Mars taken by the Tianwen 1 orbiter. The images are posted on the management website.
The frames capture the orbiter itself and part of the surface of Mars. Also visible are polar ice caps of dry and water ice, a crater named after Soviet designer Sergei Korolev and the Olympia dune field.
It is noted that the orbiter and the Chzhurong rover, which photographs the surface, are working normally and are in good condition.
Tianwen 1 was launched on July 23, 2020 as part of China's first space mission to Mars. The launch was carried out with the aid of the country's largest carrier rocket, Changzheng-5, from the Wenchang cosmodrome in the southern province of Wenchang.
