PRC Zhurong careful steps on Mars. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

May 22, 2021, 01:15 AM

Photo: This photo is the first color view of Mars from China's Zhurong rover, looking toward its rear, from its landing spot on a plain in Utopia Planitia following a May 14, 2021 landing. This image was released May 19. (Image credit: China National Space Administration).

"The lander carrying Zhurong completed the treacherous descent through the Martian atmosphere using a parachute to navigate the 'seven minutes of terror' as it is known, aiming for a vast northern lava plain known as the Utopia Planitia."


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PRC Zhurong careful steps on Mars. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com


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