China ’s Zhurong wanderer has sent back its first flock of scientific trope since itshistoric landingon May 15 , when China became the second nation to successfully land a scouter on Mars . From an epic panorama to a elaborated looking at at Mars ’s topography and some impressive - looking wheelies by the rover , the images are a terrific donation to our understanding of the Red Planet . But the one that has captured our pump ? An adorable grouping exposure of Zhurong and its lander taken on a photographic camera timer just like any tourist sending a photo back home .
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According to theChina National Space Administration(CNSA ) , the " tour mathematical group exposure " was taken by Zhurong using a pocket-size wireless camera . It traveled 10 metre in the south of the landing platform , placed the television camera ( which had been hive away underneath the rover ) on the ground , and then pull back back to stand next to the landing place platform , which is displaying the Taiwanese flag .
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The other unbelievable pic include this diorama of Utopia Planitia , where the rover landed . Not only can you see the horizon , the scouter and lander , but you may see where the primer coat was interrupt by the landing and how the regolith circularise .
Here you may see the landing platform displaying the Chinese flag as well as the Bejing Winter Olympics mascots on the yellow pin to the left . you may also see the tracks of the maneuvers by the rover when it first roll off the landing platform andonto the ground for the first timeand thenoriented itself .
CNSA conductor Zhang Kejiansaidthat the commission would " carry ahead the work flair of rigorous , deliberate , and smartly coordinated work , organize and go through various scientific exploration missions , and get high-pitched - quality scientific datum ; bear on open sharing the concept of reciprocally beneficial cooperation , timely release of scientific data product , so that all mankind can partake the achievements of China ’s aerospace development . "
