On July 12, 2021, the "Zhu Rong" Mars rover was passing near the parachute and back cover assembly on its way to the south, and used the navigation terrain camera to image the assembly (Figure 1). The picture shows the parachute's full view and its course. The complete back cover structure after aerodynamic ablation, the attitude control engine diversion hole on the back cover is clearly identifiable, the rover is about 30 meters away from the back cover during imaging, and about 350 meters away from the landing site.

Figure 1 Image of parachute and back cover

  During the approach and departure, the front and rear obstacle avoidance cameras of the rover also captured the parachute and the back cover (Figure 2 and Figure 3).

Figure 2 Front obstacle avoidance camera image

Figure 3 Image of the rear obstacle avoidance camera

  Figure 4 shows the image after the parachute is opened during the landing on May 15.

Figure 4 Parachute image

  Figure 5 is an image of the landing zone taken by the orbiter on June 2. The relative positions of the landing platform, the rover, the parachute and the back cover, and the heat-proof outsole can be distinguished in the figure.

Figure 5 Landing area image

  As of July 15th, the rover has been working for 60 Mars days, has traveled 450 meters in total, and the orbiter has been in orbit for 357 days. The working conditions are normal.

(CCTV reporter Li Xia Tao Jiashu National Space Administration Geng Yan Chen Gang)