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On July 23, 2020, China launched its first Mars rover, called Tianwen-1. This is a major breakthrough in China's space history, and it is also the world's first exploration mission to complete the three major goals of Mars orbiting, landing and roving at the same time.
The success of Tianwen-1 not only demonstrates China's scientific and technological strength and innovation capabilities, but also provides new perspectives and data for mankind's understanding and exploration of Mars.
God asked
The name "Tianwen" is full of philosophical ideas and represents the ambition of China's first Mars exploration mission. Derived from Qu Yuan's poem "Tianwen", it illustrates the Chinese nation's unremitting pursuit of truth and shows our tradition of exploring nature and the universe. It means that the road of scientific exploration is long, and scientific and technological innovation is endless.
Tianwen-1 marks China's first time in the interstellar realm and the first time we have independently explored Mars. After 7 months of interstellar flight, it successfully entered the orbit of Mars on February 10, 2021, becoming the sixth country in the world to successfully achieve Mars orbit exploration from the Wenchang Cosmodrome in Hainan Province on July 23, 2020.
The mission has three main objectives: "orbiting, landing, and patrolling", that is, orbiting, landing, and patrolling detection. This is the first attempt in the world, and it is extremely difficult and risky.
The Tianwen-1 probe consists of an orbiter and a landing rover, with a total mass of about 5 tons. The orbiter is responsible for a comprehensive and extensive survey of Mars, while the rover conducts high-precision, high-resolution detailed surveys on the surface of Mars.
The scientific goals of Tianwen-1 are ambitious, including a number of aspects: first, to map the morphology and geological structure of Mars, to sample and analyze the composition of the Martian surface, to find out where there is liquid or solid water, and to detect what is on the surface.
Surveys of the ionosphere and climatic and environmental characteristics of Mars, as well as other physical or geological tasks.
All of these goals revolve around two major scientific questions: whether life ever existed on Mars or the environment in which life existed, and the evolution of Mars and the origin and evolution of the solar system. These goals are of great significance for unraveling the mysteries of Mars and promoting human understanding of the universe.
The Tianwen-1 mission is an important achievement in China's space industry and a symbol of independent innovation and leapfrog development. This mission not only left traces of China on Mars, but also demonstrated the wisdom and courage of Chinese astronauts. It marks China's entry into the world's leading position in the field of planetary exploration.
Suspicion
The success of Tianwen-1 has made the continent the third in the world to leave traces on Mars, and it is also the first to complete the three major goals of "orbiting, landing, and patrolling" at one time. This is a brilliant achievement of China's aerospace industry and an important contribution to human exploration of Mars.
However, some Western media and personalities have questioned and denigrated this achievement, and they have raised various doubts and accusations against China's Mars exploration technology and data, trying to discredit and deny China's space achievements.
Some Western media and people believe that the design of China's Mars rover and rover is similar to that of the United States, or even copied from the United States. They questioned that China does not have the ability to innovate independently, and will only imitate and steal American technology.
There are also voices that believe that China's Mars exploration mission was made possible with the help of U.S. data and resources.
They suspect that China lacks its own Mars exploration data and experience, and only relies on and uses the results of the United States. Some Western media and personalities claim that China's Mars exploration mission is aimed at demonstrating and expanding its military power in space.
They believe that China's mission lacks real scientific goals and values, and is only designed to compete with the United States for hegemony in space. These doubts reflect some distrust and prejudice against China's space achievements, but China's efforts and achievements are undoubtedly worthy of recognition and respect.
These doubts are obviously groundless and logical, and show more jealousy, fear, and ignorance and prejudice against China by some people.
Their purpose and mentality are mainly reflected in the following points:
1. Reluctance to admit China's space technology and innovation capabilities: China's Mars exploration technology has overcome many technical problems after years of independent research and development and testing, demonstrating the wisdom and creativity of Chinese astronauts.
The detector adopts a different design scheme and engineering method than the United States, and after years of research and development and testing, it has successfully overcome technical difficulties. In addition, China actively participates in international cooperation and has carried out extensive exchanges with many countries and institutions, which has promoted mankind's understanding of Mars.
2. Reluctance to see China's space development and progress: China's Mars exploration mission marks a great achievement in the mainland's space industry and is an important milestone in the field of deep space exploration.
This achievement not only left the imprint of Chinese on Mars, but also demonstrated the wisdom and courage of Chinese astronauts, marking that the mainland has reached the world's leading level in terrestrial surgery.
Such rapid progress and transcendence have caused some Westerners to feel uneasy and threatened, so they have tried to damage China's space image and reputation by questioning and denigrating.
3. Ignorance of China's space philosophy and goals: China's Mars exploration mission aims to improve human scientific knowledge of Mars and provide new possibilities for future space exploration and use.
China's aerospace philosophy is peaceful use, win-win cooperation, and the benefit of mankind, and its goal is to explore the universe, understand nature, serve society, and benefit mankind.
It is a peaceful, open, and cooperative scientific exploration, not for military purposes or a struggle for space supremacy. China is willing to carry out extensive exchanges and cooperation with other countries and international organizations in the field of space, and contribute to the peace and progress of mankind.
epilogue
China's space development is a positive and open process aimed at promoting scientific progress and the interests of all mankind. China is willing to carry out more extensive cooperation in space exploration with other countries in the world, and make more contributions to mankind's exploration of the universe, understanding nature, serving society and benefiting mankind.
In the journey of the aerospace industry, doubts and challenges may be unavoidable, but Chinese astronauts will continue to move forward firmly, contribute more to world peace and development, and demonstrate China's independent innovation and firm confidence in aerospace.
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