According to the National Space Administration, the images clearly showed fragments, mountain ranges, forts and other geographical features of Mars, as well as the North Pole.
Photographed at 330 and 350 km away, Tianwen-1 has its cameras helping to map the entire expanse and topography of Mars. Launched in July 2020, the probe is China’s first mission to Mars and entered space amid an international race that also involved the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE) and the United States.
Tianwen-1 orbits the planet before setting a rover on the surface, hoping it can gather important information about Martian soil, geological structure, environment, atmosphere, and search for water signs.
China intends to find signs of life and see if it is possible to transform Mars in some way into a home for human life in the future.
In addition, the Chinese probe is preparing to study other arable planets outside the solar system, as part of planned projects by 2030-2045.
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