Zhurong Sent Back Photos Of Mars

Today, the National Space Administration released the images taken by the Mars rover during the landing process of China’s first Mars exploration Tianwen-1 mission. In the image, the landing platform and the “Zhurong” rover departed from the ramp, and the solar wing, antenna and other mechanisms were deployed in place.

It was taken by the front obstacle avoidance camera of the rover, facing the direction of the rover. In the picture, it can be seen that the ramp mechanism is deployed normally; the two extension rods on the upper part of the image are subsurface radars that have been deployed in place; the terrain in the forward direction is clear. In order to get a larger range of terrain information in the direction of the rover, the obstacle avoidance camera uses a large wide-angle lens. Under the influence of the wide-angle lens distortion, the distant horizon forms an arc.

Taken by the navigation camera, the lens points to the rear of the rover. The figure shows that the rover’s solar wing and antenna are normally deployed; the surface texture of Mars is clear and the landform information is rich.