China's Space Program News Thread

[Quickie]

Compile list of footages from Zhurong, including a bit where it's turning on the spot after getting the selfie taken with the lander.

Here, Zhurong did 2 things that have never be done before in the history of Mars Exploration.

1. A video of Zhurong itself in motion. (American Mars rovers never show a video of itself in motion even if it's only from a MastCam view.)

2. Sound recording of Zhurong rover while coming down from lander. (Well, at least I don't recall having come across a sound recording of the American mars rovers in motion, etc.)

 

[Jiang ZeminFanboy]

Any plans for the Chinese camera similar to Hirise for Mars?

 

[by78]

A very, very large panorama from Mars.

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[by78]

The rover on the move. You can see the lander (a tiny speck) in the distance.

 

[voyager1]

A very, very large panorama from Mars.

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Is that the sun?
Its huge!

 

[Xizor]

Is that the sun?
Its huge!

Isn't that the suspended dust in Martian atmosphere has diffused the sun light. Since Mars is distant from the sun than earth, it's supposed to be smaller.

 

[antiterror13]

Is that the sun?
Its huge!

r u surprised that the sun is huge?

 

[escobar]

Here, Zhurong did 2 things that have never be done before in the history of Mars Exploration.

1. A video of Zhurong itself in motion. (American Mars rovers never show a video of itself in motion even if it's only from a MastCam view.)

2. Sound recording of Zhurong rover while coming down from lander. (Well, at least I don't recall having come across a sound recording of the American mars rovers in motion, etc.)

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[Quickie]

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It's kind of odd NASA only did it very recently like 3 months back after decades of rover Mars exploration.

 

[xiabonan]

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The first point he made is still true. People's Daily also reported this as a first in history, namely, a video of the rover itself in motion.