China News Service, Beijing, May 19 (Guo Chaokai) China National Space Administration released on the 19th the images taken by the "Zhu Rong" Mars rover during the landing of the Tianwen-1 mission probe.
In the image, the landing platform and the departure ramp of the "Zhu Rong" rover, solar wing, antenna and other mechanisms are deployed normally.
Photo courtesy of China National Space Administration
One of the pictures was taken by the front obstacle avoidance camera of the rover, facing the direction of the rover.
In the picture, it can be seen that the ramp mechanism is normally deployed; the two extension rods on the upper part of the image are subsurface radars that have been deployed in place; the terrain in the forward direction is clear.
In order to get a larger range of terrain information in the direction of the rover, the obstacle avoidance camera uses a large wide-angle lens. Under the influence of the wide-angle lens distortion, the distant horizon forms an arc.
The picture shows the navigation camera image.
Photo courtesy of China National Space Administration
The other picture was taken by a navigation camera with the lens pointed at the rear of the rover.
The figure shows that the rover’s solar wing and antenna are normally deployed; the surface texture of Mars is clear and the landform information is rich.
On May 15, after the Tianwen-1 mission landing patrol successfully soft-landed in the pre-selected landing area in the southern Utopia Plain of Mars, the "Zhurong" rover established ground communication.
On May 17, the Tianwen-1 orbiter implemented the fourth near-fire brake, entered the relay communication orbit, established a stable relay communication link for the Mars rover, and successively sent back image data.
At present, the rover is preparing to leave the landing platform, and will select an opportunity to drive onto the surface of Mars and begin patrolling and exploration.
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