The China National Space Administration successfully landed a rover on Mars on May 14. Now we have a selfie that shows just how cute the Zhurong Mars rover is! The rover's landing platform is seen to the right.
The rover took this selfie by dropping a camera attached to its belly about 10 meters (32 feet) away from the landing platform, then positioning itself next to the landing platform, Chinese space officials said. The camera wirelessly transmitted the picture to the rover, which then sent it to Earth via the Tianwen-1 orbiter.
The rover is expected to monitor Mars weather, analyze surface material, and look for evidence of water over the next 90 days. The Tianwen-1 orbiter is designed to orbit above for a couple of years. Read more about the Chinese rover at LiveScience. -via Metafilter
(Image credit: CNSA/Zhurong Mars rover)
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