China S Tianwen 1 Orbiter Sends Its First Photos Of Mars
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched its Tianwen 1 Mars mission in July 2020. And this Saturday, it has sent back its first photos of the Red Planet, along with the mission orbiter flying around it. The mission was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on 23 July 2020. Tianwen-1 or TW-1 consists of thirteen scientific instruments and six spacecraft: an orbiter, two deployable cameras, a lander, a remote camera, and the Zhurong rover....