As of July 15th, the "Zhurong" rover has operated for 60 Mars days, has traveled 450 meters in total, and the orbiter has been in orbit for 357 days. The operating conditions are normal.
On the 15th, the China National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center released images of the "Zhu Rong" Mars rover passing by near the parachute and back cover combination.
The "Zhurong" Mars rover was on its way to the south on July 12, passing near the parachute and back cover combination, and used the navigation terrain camera to image the combination. The picture shows the full view of the parachute and the complete back after aerodynamic ablation. Cover structure, the attitude control engine diversion hole on the back cover is clearly identifiable, the rover is about 30 meters away from the back cover and 350 meters away from the landing site during imaging.
Photo courtesy of China National Space Administration issued by China News Service
Release time: 2021-07-16 07:54:08 【Editor: Wang Yi】