On the eve of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, the Tianwen-1 probe sent back a set of selfie videos from mars orbit to extend New Year greetings to the people of the whole country.
The video is taken by the "selfie" camera carried by the Tianwen-1 surrounder, the camera is installed at the end of the "selfie stick", this set of selfie sharps is designed for the state monitoring and evaluation of the key components outside the orbiter, the video surrounder 3000 ox engine, propellant storage box, attitude control engine and other components are in good condition, the five-star red flag shining in the orbit of Mars is particularly bright, the angle of the sun's illumination changes significantly during the posture adjustment process, and the ice sheet below is photographed when flying over the north pole of Mars.
The probe takes a group photo of Mars
The "selfie stick" uses a special shape memory composite material, which is folded and folded before launch, and after entering the Orbit of Mars, the folded part is heated to a certain temperature, and the "selfie stick" is gradually restored to a straight state. The "selfie stick" has a mass of only 0.8 kg and a length of 1.6 meters when unfolded, and can effectively complete various monitoring tasks through the end-mounted camera.
The Selfie Stick unfolds the process
As of January 31, 2022, Tianwen-1 has been in orbit for 557 days, about 325 million kilometers from Earth, and the Zhurong rover has worked for 255 Martian days, with a cumulative range of 1524 meters. At present, the Tianwen-1 mission has transmitted a total of about 600GB of raw scientific data, and the two devices are in good condition and running normally.
Source: World Wide Web