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Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 successfully enters Mars orbit – Al Jazeera English
Tianwen-1 entered the orbit after almost a seven-month journey, hoping to explore the planet over 90 days.
A Chinese spacecraft has entered Marss orbit on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life.
Chinas probe Tianwen-1 successfully entered the orbit around Mars on Wednesday after a nearly seven-month voyage from Earth, the Xinhua News Agency said.
In May or June this year, the spacecraft will attempt to land a capsule carrying a 240kg rover in a rapid seven-minute descent onto a massive plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars known as Utopia…
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