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China’s Mars rover takes first drive on surface of the Red Planet | CBC News – Times News Express

A remote-controlled Chinese motorized rover drove down the ramp of a landing capsule on Saturday and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first…

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A remote-controlled Chinese motorized rover drove down the ramp of a landing capsule on Saturday and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, land and deploy a land vehicle on its inaugural mission to Mars.
Zhurong, named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, drove down to the surface of Mars at 10:40 a.m. Beijing time, according to a post on the rover’s official Chinese social media account.
China this month joined the United States as the only nations to deploy…

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