China’s first Mars mission fuels sci-fi imagination – China.org.cn

When Fang Zeyu, a Chinese science fiction writer, looked up yet again at the red planet, a different emotion transpired within him.
As China’s first Mars mission, Tianwen-1 (meaning Questions to Heaven), blasted off to success on July 23, marking the country’s first step in planetary exploration of the solar system, it has induced inspiration for Chinese sci-fi writers and artists.
Yu Jun, an astrophotographer and astronomy blogger, said he has been following the human explorations of Mars ext…

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