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1. Various of animation of detector orbiting Mars

2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Chunlai, deputy director, National Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy chief designer, China's first Mars exploration program (starting with shot 1) (partially overlaid with shots 3-4):
"Realizing orbiting, landing and cruising at one time, is a highlight as well as a challenge of our project. We are implementing the project according to its milestones smoothly. We have set five major scientific goals in our Mars exploration program."
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3. Animation of satellite

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4. Radar
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Beijing, China - Sept 20, 2017
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5. Mars rover model
6. Various of animation of Mars
7. Picture of Mars rover

8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Rongqiao, chief designer, China's first Mars probe program (starting with shot 7) (partially overlaid with shots 9-10):
"The Mars rover will conduct exploration on some scientific issues that draw high attention and it will carry an atmosphere detector. We will get the information that common people interested in from it, for example, what's the current temperature of Mars, is there wind and how strong the wind is."

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9. Various of animation of rocket blasting off, flying
10. Models of Mars-probing equipment
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11. Forum in progress
12. Zhang speaking at forum
13. Roadmap of plans on exploring Moon, Mars and asteroids before 2030
14. Various of attendees

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15. Various of animation of Mars

China's first Mars exploration program is going smoothly, according to experts at a forum in Beijing on Wednesday.

China will launch its first Mars probe in 2020 and realize three goals in one time: orbiting around Mars, landing and cruising on it.

"Realizing orbiting, landing and cruising at one time, is a highlight as well as a challenge of our project. We are implementing the project according to its milestones smoothly. We have set five major scientific goals in our Mars exploration program," said Li Chunlai, deputy director of National Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and deputy chief designer of China's first Mars exploration program.

Li said the five goals will involve research into the space environment, geomorphic features and surface structures of Mars.

"The Mars rover will conduct exploration on some scientific issues that draw high attention and it will carry an atmosphere detector. We will get the information that common people interested in from it, for example, what's the current temperature of Mars, is there wind and how strong the wind is," said Zhang Rongqiao, chief designer of the Mars exploration program.

More than 200 experts from China and abroad attended the 3-day forum, to discuss plans on exploring Moon, Mars and asteroids before 2030 and new ways to explore space.