On the first day of the new year, "Tianwen-1" sent back blessings from Mars

Group photo of orbiter and Mars Xinhua News Agency (Photo provided by China National Space Administration)

Beijing, 2 Jan (Reporter Cui Xingyi) On the first day of the New Year, the China National Space Administration released a set of exquisite images transmitted from the distant Mars of China's first Mars exploration mission, the Tianwen-1 probe, to report to the people of the whole country on the safety of the "Tianwen-1" and extend festive greetings.

This set of images includes a group photo of the orbiter and Mars, a local close-up of the orbiter, the Arctic ice sheet of Mars, and the fire surface landform photographed by the "Zhurong" rover, showing the working state of the orbiter, the "Zhurong" rover and the acquired surface form of Mars.

As of December 31, 2021, the Tianwen-1 orbiter has been in orbit for 526 days, currently about 350 million kilometers from Earth, with a communication delay of about 19.5 minutes; the rover has worked on the surface of Mars for 225 Martian days, with a cumulative travel of more than 1400 meters. At present, the Tianwen-1 mission is carrying out exploration and related tests as planned, sending back about 560GB of raw scientific data, and the two devices are in good condition and running normally.

Source: Guangming Daily