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China’s Mars Rover ‘Zhurong’ Will Study Sand Dunes, Subsurface Ice And Maybe Mud Volcano – Forbes

Zhurong ís sending first pictures from the Martian surface, and geologists are now plotting a course to landforms the rover may visit.

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China has released the first pictures taken by its Zhurong rover on Mars.
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Chinas Mars rover “Zhurong” has yet to drive off its lander and start exploring, but planetary geologists are already studying satellite images and geological maps to find landforms to study. Of particular interest is a possible mud volcano a type of landform that no Mars rover has visited before.
A number of teams will be trying to plan out the traverse where you would go in what time frame, to accomplish as many goals…

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