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Chinese rover drives onto surface of Mars – Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now
A rear camera on China’s Zhurong rover looks back at its landing platform after driving onto the Martian surface May 21. Credit: CNSA
The Chinese solar-powered Zhurong rover has driven onto the surface of Mars, making China the second nation to operate a mobile robot on another planet.
The China National Space Administration said the Zhurong rover’s wheels reached the surface of Mars at 10:40 p.m. EDT Friday, May 21 (0240 GMT on May 22). The six-wheel rover rode to the Red Planet on a landing platform…
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