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China's Mars mission successfully lands Zhurong rover on Red Planet

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NBC.The American's rover Perseverance is also currently on Mars along with a helicopter called Ingenuity.Peserverance was launched from Earth on July 30, 2020 and landed on February 18, 2021.The Chinese National Space Administration confirmed that a signal was sent back to Earth from Zhurong.Only the US has ever successfully landed a rover on the Red Planet before today.

According to the BBC the vehicle used a "combination of a protective capsule, a parachute and a rocket platform to make the descent".Zhurong, which means God of Fire, travelled from Earth on the Tianwen-1 orbiter, which start circling Mars in February.

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