Zhurong rover
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Zhurong rover is China’s first Mars rover, designed to explore the Martian surface as part of the Tianwen-1 mission.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars rover
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Planetary rover ⓘ |
| actualOperationDuration | More than 1 Earth year ⓘ |
| agency | China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalAtMarsOrbit | 2021-02-10 ⓘ |
| communicationBand | X-band ⓘ |
| communicationRelay | Tianwen-1 orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| designedLifetime | 90 Martian days ⓘ |
| firstForCountry | China’s first Mars rover ⓘ |
| imagingCapability | High-resolution stereo imaging ⓘ |
| instrument |
Mars Climate Station
NERFINISHED
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Mars Magnetic Field Detector NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Rover Penetrating Radar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Surface Composition Detector NERFINISHED ⓘ Multispectral Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ Navigation and Terrain Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2021-05-14 ⓘ |
| landingHemisphere | Northern hemisphere of Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingRegion | Utopia Planitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastCommunication | 2022-05 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2020-07-23 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Long March 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 240 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionAchievement |
First non-US rover to operate on Mars for more than 90 sols
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First successful Mars landing by China ⓘ |
| missionType | Mars exploration ⓘ |
| mobilityType | Wheeled rover ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zhurong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | Named after the Chinese god of fire ⓘ |
| numberOfWheels | 6 ⓘ |
| operator |
CNSA
NERFINISHED
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China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMission | Tianwen-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetaryBodyExplored | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | Solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
Investigate soil structure
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Search for water ice ⓘ Study Martian climate and environment ⓘ Study Martian surface geology ⓘ |
| program | Chinese Mars Exploration Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radarCapability | Subsurface structure detection ⓘ |
| reasonForContactLoss | Likely dust accumulation on solar panels ⓘ |
| scienceFocus |
Climate
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Geology ⓘ Subsurface ice search ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Tianwen-1 lander and rover system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Contact lost ⓘ |
| surfaceOperationsStart | 2021-05-22 ⓘ |
| terrainNavigationCapability | Autonomous obstacle avoidance ⓘ |
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