Tianwen-1 Chinese Mars orbiter and rover

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1628054022363185153

View: https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1628054022363185153

NASA's HiRISE images show that Zhurong rover has not changed its position between 8 September 2022 and 7 February 2023. Its shape is not as clear as in the image one year ago as the rover is catching more Martian dust.

 

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Tianwen-1’s global map of Mars:

View: https://youtu.be/cs7BSXCxfGg

 

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China's Zhurong Mars rover finds signs of recent water activity on Red Planet

Martian water played a major role in creating intriguing surface features on miniature sand dunes, scientists say.

www.space.com

 

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Zhang Rongqiao, Chief Designer for China’s #Mars Exploration Program said starting from May, the data from the #Tianwen1 mission has been released to the world on a monthly basis following the domestic distribution methods. The same as the data provided to Chinese scientists. pic.twitter.com/r9Nf4KfI8K

— Wu Lei (@wulei2020) May 15, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/wulei2020/status/1658018355511713792

Zhang Rongqiao, Chief Designer for China’s #Mars Exploration Program said starting from May, the data from the #Tianwen1 mission has been released to the world on a monthly basis following the domestic distribution methods. The same as the data provided to Chinese scientists.

 

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Images showing the Zhurong rover's LIBS laser spectroscopy instrument making holes in Martian rock. https://t.co/iHzY37LM9t

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) May 15, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1657981396248346624

Images showing the Zhurong rover's LIBS laser spectroscopy instrument making holes in Martian rock.

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View: https://twitter.com/segeryu/status/1657619341024858112

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View: https://twitter.com/segeryu/status/1657619465717317633

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Upper Kasei Valles on Mars, shot by Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter. Pictures processed by @WLR_2678 pic.twitter.com/zvOY1apqA5

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) June 11, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1667766617642606593

Upper Kasei Valles on Mars, shot by Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter. Pictures processed by @WLR_2678

 

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China's Zhurong Mars rover has found evidence of a dramatic shift in Mars' climate 400,000 years ago, in the form of dark ridges laid on top of bright dunes that ripple across the sands of Utopia Planitia, which the rover is exploring.

The climate of Mars changed dramatically 400,000 years ago, Chinese rover finds

Zhurong spotted telltale patterns in Martian dunes.

www.space.com

 

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Martian surface aeolian wind erosion around 65.4E, 5.1N, taken by Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter. Source: https://t.co/t4UKPPItiw pic.twitter.com/U4mjBeANhz

— CNSA Watcher (@CNSAWatcher) August 6, 2023

View: https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1688055557976981504

Martian surface aeolian wind erosion around 65.4E, 5.1N, taken by Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter. Source: buff.ly/3OHTQnS

 

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Tianwen-1 images dust storm on Mars with the MoRIC Camera. Location is probably Lycus Sulci near Olympus Mons.

Massive Mars dust storm spotted by China's Tianwen-1 probe (photos)

An amateur space image processor spotted the dust storm near Olympus Mons.

www.space.com