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China’s first Mars explorer arrives at the red planet

Tianwen-1 will help researchers to study the planet’s geology and soil characteristics, and search for water and ice.
  1. Smriti Mallapaty
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China has achieved another milestone in space. Its first spacecraft designed to explore Mars arrived at the planet successfully on 10 February just before 8.00 p.m. Beijing time, a day after the United Arab Emirates’ Hope spacecraft.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00361-z

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