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China-Mars Probe/Images
In Space - May 15, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Video footage showing parachute releasing
2. Video footage showing lander-rover combination approaching Mars, descending
Mars - May 15, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Video footage showing lander-rover combination touching down on Mars
Mars - June 16, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
4. 360-degree panorama of landing area of Tianwen-1 Mars probe
5. Words reading (Chinese) "landing platform"
Mars - June 1, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Video footage showing rover Zhurong working on Mars' surface
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Rao Wei, deputy chief designer, Tianwan-1 Probe, fifth academy, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (starting with shot 6):
"When we were designing, we wanted to obtain some visual states of the rover, which could be used as a basis for further improvement of the project. Then we designed several parts, including the process of opening the parachute, releasing the canopy and descending."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Animation of lander-rover combination approaching Mars in space, parachute releasing
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Rao Wei, deputy chief designer, Tianwan-1 Probe, fifth academy, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (ending with shot 10):
"The rover itself is a blunt body shape with strong resistance. As the atmospheric density is relatively low, the rover is not very stable and easy to roll, especially when it reaches the transonic speed. So, the parachute should be released in advance to make it stable."
In Space - May 15, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Video footages showing lander-rover combination approaching Mars, descending
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Rao Wei, deputy chief designer, Tianwan-1 Probe, fifth academy, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (starting with shot 10/ending with shot 12):
"According to the telemetry, we can see that the landing point is only three kilometers away from our designed position. In general, the landing position is very accurate and the control system is very good."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Animations of lander touching down on Mars surface
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Liu Jizhong, deputy commander, China's first Mars exploration program (starting with shot 12/partially overlaid with shot 14):
"At present, we have a total of six scientific payloads on the Mars rover. Now all of them are on and working normally. I also hope that foreign scientists will join us to do research together and to achieve more results."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
14. Animations of rover running on Mars surface
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
15. Animations of rover driving down, running on Mars surface
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Sunday released new photos and videos captured by China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 during the country's first landing and roving exploration on the red planet.
The images released include the parachute opening and descending process of the landing rover, the sound of the rover Zhurong leaving the landing platform and its moving process on the Mars' surface, the perception image of the red planet's environment, and the ruts of the rover.
China's Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020. The lander carrying the rover touched down in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars, on May 15.
The monitoring cameras on the rover recorded the release process of the parachute, and the rover's move of power deceleration and obstacle avoidance.
"When we were designing, we wanted to obtain some visual states of the rover, which could be used as a basis for further improvement of the project. Then we designed several parts, including the process of opening the parachute, releasing the canopy and descending," said Rao Wei, deputy chief designer of the Tianwan-1 Probe.
The rover is designed to slow down from about 4.8 kilometers per second to 400 meters per second as it enters the Martian atmosphere, and the parachute should be released to further slow it down and to ensure a safe soft landing.
"The rover itself is a blunt body shape with strong resistance. As the atmospheric density is relatively low, the rover is not very stable and easy to roll, especially when it reaches the transonic speed. So, the parachute should be released in advance to make it stable," said Rao.
Then the canopy and the parachute were separated from the lander-rover combination, whose engine slowed down and the combination touched down on the Mars' surface successfully.
The rover Zhurong drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface on May 22, starting its exploration of the red planet, and making China the second country after the United States to land and operate a rover on Mars.
"According to the telemetry, we can see that the landing point is only three kilometers away from our designed position. In general, the landing position is very accurate and the control system is very good," said Rao.
At present, the rover Zhurong has been working on the red planet's surface for 42 Martian days, traveling 236 meters in total, and the orbiter and rover are in good working condition.
The rover will continue to carry out mobile, sensing and scientific exploration as planned. The orbiter will continue to operate in the relay orbit, providing relay communication for the rover's patrol and exploration, and carrying out orbiting exploration.
"At present, we have a total of six scientific payloads on the Mars rover. Now all of them are on and working normally. I also hope that foreign scientists will join us to do research together and to achieve more results," said Liu Jizhong, deputy commander of China's first Mars exploration program.
China-Mars Probe/Images
Dateline : May 15/June 1/16/27, 2021/Recent/File
Location : Beijing,China In Space
Duration : 2'41
In Space - May 15, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Video footage showing parachute releasing
2. Video footage showing lander-rover combination approaching Mars, descending
Mars - May 15, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Video footage showing lander-rover combination touching down on Mars
Mars - June 16, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
4. 360-degree panorama of landing area of Tianwen-1 Mars probe
5. Words reading (Chinese) "landing platform"
Mars - June 1, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Video footage showing rover Zhurong working on Mars' surface
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Rao Wei, deputy chief designer, Tianwan-1 Probe, fifth academy, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (starting with shot 6):
"When we were designing, we wanted to obtain some visual states of the rover, which could be used as a basis for further improvement of the project. Then we designed several parts, including the process of opening the parachute, releasing the canopy and descending."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Animation of lander-rover combination approaching Mars in space, parachute releasing
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Rao Wei, deputy chief designer, Tianwan-1 Probe, fifth academy, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (ending with shot 10):
"The rover itself is a blunt body shape with strong resistance. As the atmospheric density is relatively low, the rover is not very stable and easy to roll, especially when it reaches the transonic speed. So, the parachute should be released in advance to make it stable."
In Space - May 15, 2021 (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Video footages showing lander-rover combination approaching Mars, descending
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Rao Wei, deputy chief designer, Tianwan-1 Probe, fifth academy, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (starting with shot 10/ending with shot 12):
"According to the telemetry, we can see that the landing point is only three kilometers away from our designed position. In general, the landing position is very accurate and the control system is very good."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Animations of lander touching down on Mars surface
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Liu Jizhong, deputy commander, China's first Mars exploration program (starting with shot 12/partially overlaid with shot 14):
"At present, we have a total of six scientific payloads on the Mars rover. Now all of them are on and working normally. I also hope that foreign scientists will join us to do research together and to achieve more results."
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (China National Space Administration - No access Chinese mainland)
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
14. Animations of rover running on Mars surface
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
15. Animations of rover driving down, running on Mars surface
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Sunday released new photos and videos captured by China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 during the country's first landing and roving exploration on the red planet.
The images released include the parachute opening and descending process of the landing rover, the sound of the rover Zhurong leaving the landing platform and its moving process on the Mars' surface, the perception image of the red planet's environment, and the ruts of the rover.
China's Tianwen-1 mission, consisting of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020. The lander carrying the rover touched down in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars, on May 15.
The monitoring cameras on the rover recorded the release process of the parachute, and the rover's move of power deceleration and obstacle avoidance.
"When we were designing, we wanted to obtain some visual states of the rover, which could be used as a basis for further improvement of the project. Then we designed several parts, including the process of opening the parachute, releasing the canopy and descending," said Rao Wei, deputy chief designer of the Tianwan-1 Probe.
The rover is designed to slow down from about 4.8 kilometers per second to 400 meters per second as it enters the Martian atmosphere, and the parachute should be released to further slow it down and to ensure a safe soft landing.
"The rover itself is a blunt body shape with strong resistance. As the atmospheric density is relatively low, the rover is not very stable and easy to roll, especially when it reaches the transonic speed. So, the parachute should be released in advance to make it stable," said Rao.
Then the canopy and the parachute were separated from the lander-rover combination, whose engine slowed down and the combination touched down on the Mars' surface successfully.
The rover Zhurong drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface on May 22, starting its exploration of the red planet, and making China the second country after the United States to land and operate a rover on Mars.
"According to the telemetry, we can see that the landing point is only three kilometers away from our designed position. In general, the landing position is very accurate and the control system is very good," said Rao.
At present, the rover Zhurong has been working on the red planet's surface for 42 Martian days, traveling 236 meters in total, and the orbiter and rover are in good working condition.
The rover will continue to carry out mobile, sensing and scientific exploration as planned. The orbiter will continue to operate in the relay orbit, providing relay communication for the rover's patrol and exploration, and carrying out orbiting exploration.
"At present, we have a total of six scientific payloads on the Mars rover. Now all of them are on and working normally. I also hope that foreign scientists will join us to do research together and to achieve more results," said Liu Jizhong, deputy commander of China's first Mars exploration program.
ID : 8206800
Published : 2021-06-27 11:09
Last Modified : 2021-06-28 18:38:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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