Chinese Mars Rover Beams Back First Photos
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Chinese Mars rover beams back first photos:
Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon-China's first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first "selfies" after its history-making landing last week.
The Zhurong rover was carried into the Martian atmosphere in a lander on Saturday, in the first ever successful probe landing by any country on its first Mars mission.
Zhurong, named after a mythical Chinese fire god, arrived a few months behind the United States' latest probe to Mars-Perseverance-and has been celebrated in China as a milestone in its ascent to space superpower status.
The China National Space Administration on Wednesday published the images taken by cameras attached to the rover, which showed the obstacle-avoidance equipment and solar panels on the vehicle, as well as the texture of the Martian surface.
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