China News Service, February 4. According to the WeChat public account of China's lunar exploration project, today, a blessing "falls from the sky" across 320 million kilometers.
Previously, the mascots of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, Bing Dun Dun and Xue Rongrong, landed on Mars on Tianwen-1 and took a group photo with the Zhurong rover.
Today, the Tianwen-1 probe, the five-star red flag and the emblems of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games took a selfie in the same frame.
Image source: WeChat public account of China Lunar Exploration Project
Beijing is the first city with both summer and winter Olympics, and Tianwen-1 is China's first interplanetary exploration mission, sending the mascots and logos of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics to Mars. The Chinese expression is the Chinese nation's advocacy and pursuit of faster, higher, stronger and more united.
Crews are installing the mascot on the Mars lander.
Image source: WeChat public account of China Lunar Exploration Project
This set of "cosmic-level" photos returned from Mars orbit was taken by the "selfie" camera carried by the Tianwen-1 probe.
This group of photos is not only a "highest" Winter Olympics gift to friends on the ground, but also a highlight of the world's shared Olympic moments.
Crews are installing the emblem on the Mars orbiter.
Image source: WeChat public account of China Lunar Exploration Project
As of February 4, Tianwen-1 had been in orbit for 561 days, and the Zhurong rover had worked for 259 Martian days, traveling a total of 1,537 meters.
Both the orbiter and the rover are in good condition and operating normally.