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Tianwen-1

(TW-1, Huoxing 1, HX 1)
(active Chinese Mars rover/orbiter mission)

Tianwen-1 (TW-1) is a Chinese Mars mission including an orbiter and rover, launched in July 2020, which began orbiting Mars in February 2021 and landed a rover (Zhurong) on the surface in May 2021. The orbiter's goal was two years of operation, and the rover's goal was 90 days. They were successfully deployed, but subsequent status information has been limited: the rover traveled roughly a mile on the surface and sent back information, I assume exceeding its 90-day target, then went into hibernation for the Martian winter and hasn't functioned since then. As of December 2023, I presume the orbiter still functions. Orbiter instruments:

Rover instruments:


(Mars,probe,spacecraft,Chinese)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianwen-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhurong_(rover)
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021AdSpR..67..812Z/abstract
http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465652/n6465653/c6809882/content.html
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2020-049A
https://earthsky.org/space/zhurong-rover-china-polygons-utopia-planitia-mars/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/25/china-breaks-silence-over-status-of-mars-rover-zhurong
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/09/09/chinas-tianwen-1-mission-unveils-the-most-stunning-true-color-map-of-mars-yet/
https://www.nssdc.ac.cn/nssdc_en/html/task/tianwen1.html
https://clpds.bao.ac.cn/web/enmanager/mars1
https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465652/n6465653/c6811350/content.html
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202206/29/WS62bc043da310fd2b29e6950d_1.html

Referenced by page:
Mars

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