China’s first mission to Mars: “Tianwen-1” enters orbit
Kathmandu. February 12. China’s National Space Administration on Wednesday announced that its probe “Tianwen-1” has successfully entered the orbit of Mars.
Last week, the probe had sent the first set of pictures of the red planet, captured from a distance of 2.2 million kilometres from the planet.
Tianwen-1 was launched on July 23, 2020, and has already conducted 3 orbital corrections. It is designed to complete its mission of orbiting, landing and roving on Mars.
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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