China’s first Mars probe Tianyuan 1 successfully entered orbit, landed in May-June
U.S. 5th probe arrives on the 18th of Perservation, confirms life on Mars
[아시아경제 베이징=조영신 특파원] Mars exploration has begun. UAE’s Mars probe’Amal (hope)’ successfully entered Mars orbit at 12:57 a.m. on the 10th. )’No. 1’entered Mars orbit. The US Mars exploration rover’Perseverance’ arrives in Mars orbit around the 18th.
Chinese space drill… Landing on the back of the moon followed by a countdown on landing on Mars
China’s first Mars probe, Tianyuan 1, entering Mars orbit (Photo = Baidu Capture)
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The National Space Agency of China (CNSA) announced on the 10th that at 8:52 pm on the 10th, Tianyuan 1 began to slow down the engine to enter Mars orbit and entered Mars orbit in about 15 minutes. It is the sixth time the probe has entered Mars orbit after the United States, Russia (former Soviet Union), the European Space Agency (ESA), India and the UAE. If Tianyuan 1 successfully lands on Mars, China will become the third country to land on Mars after the United States and Russia.
CNSA explained that the current Tianyuan 1 is currently orbiting Mars in an orbit 400 km from Mars.
On this day, Chinese media such as China’s official People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, and CCTV all reported the success of Tianyuan 1’s entry into the orbit of Mars. Unfortunately, ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, Tianyuan No. 1 successfully enters the orbit of Mars, and the atmosphere is more enthusiastic among Chinese people. Tianyuan No. 1 is a great material for launching the’Chinese Dream’, which means the great revival of the Chinese people.
Chinese media, including the People’s Daily, reported that Tianyuan 1, which entered Mars orbit, orbits Mars to measure the atmosphere of Mars, observe the surface, and perform photographing. After that, he added that after confirming the area where the lander will be unloaded, preparations for landing will begin.
The time to land on the surface of Mars is expected to be from May to June. Tianyuan 1 consists of an orbiter, a lander, and an exploration rover around Mars.
The Global Times cited CNSA’s announcement, “The Tianyuan 1 is designed to enter orbit, land, and explore in a single mission. This means that China has completed a key step in the Mars exploration program.”
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An imagination of a personal exploration mission on Mars [이미지출처=연합뉴스]
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The US Mars exploration Rover Perservance, launched about a week later than China, will arrive in orbit on Mars on the 18th. The Perseverance is America’s fifth Mars rover.
Launched on July 30 last year (Eastern Time), the main task is to land in an area estimated to have had water 3.5 billion years ago to find traces of ancient life on Mars.
To this end, the Perseverance is equipped with a scanning device that detects organic substances and minerals. In addition, a supercam that analyzes the composition of the rock that fires and vaporizes a laser and a radar image device that can grasp the geological characteristics under the surface are also included.
An experimental device using Mars oxygen field support to investigate Mars atmosphere was also taken from Earth. It will check if the carbon dioxide expelled from Mars’ atmosphere can make oxygen. A sample storage device was also included. It was also tasked with harvesting and storing the rock core and delivering it to the next Mars rover.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is currently working on a project to bring a sample storage device with Europe. The basic investigation of taking pictures of the surface of Mars has already been completed.
Beijing = Correspondent Cho Young-shin [email protected]
