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An image captured by the Chinese rover Zhurong from the surface on Mars sent on Wednesday.Credit...China National Space Administration, via Reuters
Four days after landing a spacecraft on Mars, China’s space agency released its first photographs from the red planet on Wednesday, announcing that the mission was going as planned.
The four-day wait for the images — one in color, one in black and white, as well as a pair of small video clips — had prompted speculation that something might have gone wrong with the landing on Saturday. When China’s space agency issued a statement in response to thos

Zhurong Rover sent first images of Mars within Tianwen-1 Chinese mission Evan Dooley

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An image captured by the Chinese rover Zhurong from the surface on Mars sent on Wednesday.Credit...China National Space Administration, via Reuters
Four days after landing a spacecraft on Mars, China’s space agency released its first photographs from the red planet on Wednesday, announcing that the mission was going as planned.
The four-day wait for the images — one in color, one in black and white, as well as a pair of small video clips — had prompted speculation that something might have gone wrong with the landing on Saturday. When China’s space agency issued a statement in response to thos

    Zhurong Rover sent first images of Mars within Tianwen1 Chinese mission

    Zhurong Rover sent first images of Mars within Tianwen1 Chinese mission

    An image captured by the Chinese rover Zhurong from the surface on Mars sent on Wednesday.Credit...China National Space Administration, via Reuters

    Four days after landing a spacecraft on Mars, China’s space agency released its first photographs from the red planet on Wednesday, announcing that the mission was going as planned.

    The four-day wait for the images — one in color, one in black and white, as well as a pair of small video clips — had prompted speculation that something might have gone wrong with the landing on Saturday. When China’s space agency issued a statement in response to those concerns on Tuesday, urging patience, the response online was biting.

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