China-Mars Probe/Video Footages
In Space - Jan 31, 2022 (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Orbiter of Tianwen-1 Mars probe adjusting solar panel
2. Orbiter flying over north pole of Mars, ice cap
FILE: China - Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Animations showing orbiter working, locating coordinates on Mars surface
In Space - Jan 31, 2022 (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Orbiter
FILE: Mars- Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Mars rover moving on Mars surface
China's space administration on Monday released two video footages, including one showing a glimpse of the Martian polar ice caps captured by the orbiter of Tianwen-1, the country's Mars probe.
The first video footage, shot by the camera installed on the orbiter, records the process of the orbiter adjusting its solar panels, and the ice cap when the spacecraft was flying over the north pole of Mars.
The second footage records the entire process of how the connecting bar between the orbiter body and the camera is unfolding. The ultra-light bar weighs only 0.8 kg and is made of shape memory composite that can unfold itself at a certain temperature.
The Lunar New Year greetings sent back to earth from millions kilometers away also marked the first lunar-year anniversary since the probe reached the Mars orbit on Feb 10 last year.
As of Monday, Tianwen-1 Mars probe has been working in space for 557 days. The Zhurong Mars rover, as part of the Mars mission, has worked for 255 Sols (days on Mars) on the red planet, traveling 1,524 meters since its deployment on May 22, 2021.
The permanent caps at both Martian poles consist primarily of water ice. Frozen carbon dioxide accumulates as a comparatively thin layer about one meter thick on the north cap in the northern winter.
China-Mars Probe/Video Footages
Dateline : Jan 31, 2022/File
Location : China;In Space
Duration : 1'02
In Space - Jan 31, 2022 (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Orbiter of Tianwen-1 Mars probe adjusting solar panel
2. Orbiter flying over north pole of Mars, ice cap
FILE: China - Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Animations showing orbiter working, locating coordinates on Mars surface
In Space - Jan 31, 2022 (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Orbiter
FILE: Mars- Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Mars rover moving on Mars surface
China's space administration on Monday released two video footages, including one showing a glimpse of the Martian polar ice caps captured by the orbiter of Tianwen-1, the country's Mars probe.
The first video footage, shot by the camera installed on the orbiter, records the process of the orbiter adjusting its solar panels, and the ice cap when the spacecraft was flying over the north pole of Mars.
The second footage records the entire process of how the connecting bar between the orbiter body and the camera is unfolding. The ultra-light bar weighs only 0.8 kg and is made of shape memory composite that can unfold itself at a certain temperature.
The Lunar New Year greetings sent back to earth from millions kilometers away also marked the first lunar-year anniversary since the probe reached the Mars orbit on Feb 10 last year.
As of Monday, Tianwen-1 Mars probe has been working in space for 557 days. The Zhurong Mars rover, as part of the Mars mission, has worked for 255 Sols (days on Mars) on the red planet, traveling 1,524 meters since its deployment on May 22, 2021.
The permanent caps at both Martian poles consist primarily of water ice. Frozen carbon dioxide accumulates as a comparatively thin layer about one meter thick on the north cap in the northern winter.
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Published : 2022-01-31 09:17
Last Modified : 2022-01-31 19:37:07
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