Major breakthroughs in China's science and technology in 2021

4. China succeeds in first Mars landing

On the morning of May 15, a Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars. It is the first time in the world that orbiting and landing on Mars is completed in one mission.

Tianwen 1, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China's island province of Hainan on July 23, 2020. 

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