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China’s space probe Tianwen-1 snaps its first image of Mars as it heads towards the planet to study its soil – ABC News
Last year, China became the first country since the 1970s to bring samples from the moon back and its Mars probe is now travelling on the final million kilometres…
China’s Tianwen-1 probe has sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said, as the mission prepares to touch down on the planet later this year.
Key points:
- China could become the first country to orbit, land and deploy a rover in its inaugural mission to Mars
- It aims to land a probe in a massive impact basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars
- China has spent billions on its military-led space programme and wants to build a space station by 2022
The spacecraft, which was launched…
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