Chinese rover travels 400 meters on the surface of Mars

The “Gojun” rover of the Chinese “Tanwang-1” mission to Mars has crossed 410 meters on the surface of Mars.

This was reported on July 12 by China’s National Television, which said that at 8:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. Moscow time), the rover had cut 410 meters 2.5 centimeters, adding that the working conditions of the rover were normal and presented no problem.

It is reported that the Tan Wang-1 probe On May 15, the Chinese successfully landed on the surface of Mars, then separated from it on May 22, the rover “Gojun”, after descending from its platform and starting to study the red planet, in particular soil, ionosphere and climate. Of March. The rover is expected to take 92 Earth days to operate on the surface of Mars.

It should be noted that the Chinese probe “Tan Wang-1” was launched towards Mars on July 23, 2020 by a Chinese rocket “Jan Jin-5”.

Source: TASS

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