China’s probe to land on Mars this month
Kathmandu. February 6. China’s National Space Administration has released the first set of pictures captured by its Mars probe “Tianwen-1” from a distance of 2.2 million kilometres away from Mars.
Tianwen-1, which was launched on July 23, 2020, has already conducted 3 orbital corrections. It is currently 184 kilometres from Earth and is set to complete its mission of orbiting, landing and roving on Mars. The spacecraft is set to enter the orbit of Mars on Wednesday (Feb. 10).
If the rover lands on mars then, it will make China the second country to do so after the USA. The authorities have ensured that the parts and system of the robotic spacecraft are in good condition.
The five-ton interplanetary probe is the first of its kind that is equipped with a monochrome(black and white) high-resolution camera, capable of making out craters across the red planet’s surface.
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