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China’s Mars rover named after fire god, to ignite interplanetary exploration enthusiasm – Global Times

China unveiled the highly anticipated name of the country’s first Mars rover – Zhurong – at the opening ceremony for this year’s Space Day of China activities centered…

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Picture released on Aug. 23, 2016 shows the concept portraying what the Mars rover and lander would look like.Photo:Xinhua
China unveiled the highly anticipated name of the country’s first Mars rover – Zhurong – at the opening ceremony for this year’s Space Day of China activities centered in Nanjing, capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province.Named after a fire god in Chinese mythology, the Zhurong Mars rover is hoped to ignite the spark of China’s interplanetary exploration and guide humanity deep…

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