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China-Mars Probe/Images
Beijing, China - March 4, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of high-resolution images of Mars captured by China's first Mars probe Tianwen-1
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Liu Tongjie, deputy director, Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center, China National Space Administration (CNSA) (starting with shot 1/ending with shot 3):
"In the images, Martian landforms such as small craters, mountain ridges and dunes are clearly visible. One of the images captured an impact crater with a diameter of around 620 meters. The lines at the bottom of the crater are clearly seen."
3. Various of Mars images
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Chunlai, deputy chief designer, China's first Mars exploration mission (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shot 5):
"This image shows a large area of Mars at a distance of about 5,000 kilometers. The spiral structure is Mars' north polar cap. It's a spiral structure created by years of deposition and ablation -- huge dust storms on Mars often originate in the polar regions, the north and south poles. So these locations may serve as vantage points for us to monitor the formation of dust storms. "
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5. Various of Mars images
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6. Various of simulation showing Tianwen-1 orbiting Mars
7. Simulation showing scientific equipment installed on Tianwen-1
8. Various of simulation showing Tianwen-1 orbiting, landing, carrying out reseaches
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday released three high-resolution images of Mars captured by the country's Tianwen-1 probe.
These images include two panchromatic images and one color image, said the CNSA.
The panchromatic images were taken by the high-resolution camera of Tianwen-1 at a distance of 330 to 350 kilometers above the surface of Mars, with a resolution of about 0.7 meters.
The images captured some noteworthy geographical features of the Red Planet, according to Liu Tongjie, deputy director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center under CNSA and spokesman of China's first Mars exploration mission.
"In the images, Martian landforms such as small craters, mountain ridges and dunes are clearly visible. One of the images captured an impact crater with a diameter of around 620 meters. The lines at the bottom of the crater are clearly seen," Liu said.
The color image is of Mars' north pole region taken by the medium-resolution camera, the CNSA said.
"This image shows a large area of Mars at a distance of about 5,000 kilometers. The spiral structure is Mars' north polar cap. It's a spiral structure created by years of deposition and ablation -- huge dust storms on Mars often originate in the polar regions, the north and south poles. So these locations may serve as vantage points for us to monitor the formation of dust storms," said Li Chunlai, deputy chief designer of China's first Mars exploration mission and deputy director of the National Astronomical Observatories of China.
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft is currently in a parking orbit of Mars about 223 million kilometers from the Earth.
The scientific exploration equipment on the spacecraft has been turned on, and it will conduct a detailed survey of the topography, landform and sand and dust weather in the potential landing zone on the Martian surface in preparation for landing in May or June.
China-Mars Probe/Images
Dateline : March 4, 2021
Location : Beijing,China
Duration : 1'48
Beijing, China - March 4, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of high-resolution images of Mars captured by China's first Mars probe Tianwen-1
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Liu Tongjie, deputy director, Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center, China National Space Administration (CNSA) (starting with shot 1/ending with shot 3):
"In the images, Martian landforms such as small craters, mountain ridges and dunes are clearly visible. One of the images captured an impact crater with a diameter of around 620 meters. The lines at the bottom of the crater are clearly seen."
3. Various of Mars images
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Chunlai, deputy chief designer, China's first Mars exploration mission (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shot 5):
"This image shows a large area of Mars at a distance of about 5,000 kilometers. The spiral structure is Mars' north polar cap. It's a spiral structure created by years of deposition and ablation -- huge dust storms on Mars often originate in the polar regions, the north and south poles. So these locations may serve as vantage points for us to monitor the formation of dust storms. "
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
5. Various of Mars images
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. Various of simulation showing Tianwen-1 orbiting Mars
7. Simulation showing scientific equipment installed on Tianwen-1
8. Various of simulation showing Tianwen-1 orbiting, landing, carrying out reseaches
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday released three high-resolution images of Mars captured by the country's Tianwen-1 probe.
These images include two panchromatic images and one color image, said the CNSA.
The panchromatic images were taken by the high-resolution camera of Tianwen-1 at a distance of 330 to 350 kilometers above the surface of Mars, with a resolution of about 0.7 meters.
The images captured some noteworthy geographical features of the Red Planet, according to Liu Tongjie, deputy director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center under CNSA and spokesman of China's first Mars exploration mission.
"In the images, Martian landforms such as small craters, mountain ridges and dunes are clearly visible. One of the images captured an impact crater with a diameter of around 620 meters. The lines at the bottom of the crater are clearly seen," Liu said.
The color image is of Mars' north pole region taken by the medium-resolution camera, the CNSA said.
"This image shows a large area of Mars at a distance of about 5,000 kilometers. The spiral structure is Mars' north polar cap. It's a spiral structure created by years of deposition and ablation -- huge dust storms on Mars often originate in the polar regions, the north and south poles. So these locations may serve as vantage points for us to monitor the formation of dust storms," said Li Chunlai, deputy chief designer of China's first Mars exploration mission and deputy director of the National Astronomical Observatories of China.
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft is currently in a parking orbit of Mars about 223 million kilometers from the Earth.
The scientific exploration equipment on the spacecraft has been turned on, and it will conduct a detailed survey of the topography, landform and sand and dust weather in the potential landing zone on the Martian surface in preparation for landing in May or June.
ID : 8180114
Published : 2021-03-04 10:07
Last Modified : 2021-03-04 17:16:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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