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Tianwen-1 lands safely on Mars
On May 15, 2021, Tianwen-1 with China's first Mars rover Zhurong successfully touched down on the Red Planet, the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth.
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. It entered Mars' parking orbit in February.