Video taken by China's Mars exploration rover 'Zhurong' during descent and landing will be released



The Mars probe 'Tianwen-1 ' launched by the China National Space Administration, a Chinese space development agency, landed on June 15, 2021 with the unmanned exploration rover 'Zhurong'. The aircraft landed on the surface of Mars. And on the 27th of local time, 'Video and audio of the moment of landing on Mars' taken by Zhurong was released for the first time.

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China's Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars --SpaceNews
https://spacenews.com/chinas-zhurong-rover-returns-landing-footage-and-sounds-from-mars/

The Tianwen-1 lander first landed on Mars on June 15, 2021. After that, on June 27, local time, the China National Space Administration released photos and videos of the moment when the Zhurong, which was away from the lander, landed on Mars for the first time.

The photo below was taken by the Zhurong, which landed on Mars.



The following is a movie of the Zhurong issue from entering the atmosphere to landing.



The following is the sound of the wind on Mars recorded by Zhurong.



The following footage was taken by a remote Wi-Fi camera dropped by the Zhurong on the surface of Mars, the video above is a self-portrait movie of the Zhurong, and the video below shows the Zhurong and the landing ship together. thing.



Jia Yang, Deputy Design Chief of Tianwen-1, told China Central Television , China's national broadcaster, 'The Zhurong is more independent than previous exploration rover in its travels on Mars. It can be said that it is possible to independently judge whether or not there is a road ahead by original image analysis, and move to the set point while making a judgment by yourself every 1 meter. I will. '

Liu Jizhong, deputy commander of the China National Space Administration's Mars exploration program, told the Chinese media, 'The file released this time includes the sound recorded when the Mars exploration rover left the landing ship. It helps us to analyze the atmospheric density and environment of Mars in detail. '

The following movie is a compilation of the videos released by the China National Space Administration this time.

Zhurong's sounds while descending onto Mars --YouTube


The Zhurong is equipped with six equipment, including a laser-induced breakdown spectrometer for analyzing minerals on the surface of Mars, a panoramic multispectral camera, a sensor for climate analysis, a magnetometer, and a ground penetrating radar. The purpose of the Zhurong is to use these to collect data on Martian water and ice deposits, meteorology, topography, and geology and send it to the research team on the ground.

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