Space administration reveals photos taken by Mars rover
The China National Space Administration made public on Friday four pictures taken by the Tianwen 1 robotic mission, showing the Zhurong rover on Martian surface and scenes of its landing site.
Pictures taken by the Tianwen 1 robotic mission. [Photo/China National Space Administration]
After dropping the camera, Zhurong moved back toward the platform. The process was recorded by the camera, which transmitted the video and pictures to the rover via radio signal.
The backdrop in these photos is the reddish, barren Martian land, on which Tianwen 1's landing capsule touched down on May 15, on the southern part of the Utopia Planitia, a large lava plain within the largest known impact basin in the solar system
The pictures were published at a ceremony held by the space administration at its Beijing headquarters.
Zhang Kejian, director of the administration, said at the ceremony that China will share scientific findings from its space missions with other nations to benefit all people around the world.
