Zhurong rover
There are Mysterious Polygons Beneath the Surface of Mars
China's Zhurong rover was equipped with a ground-penetrating radar system, allowing it to peer beneath Mars's surface. Researchers have announced…
Mars Lacks a Planet-Wide Magnetosphere, but it Does Have Pockets of Magnetism
China's Zhurong rover measured the magnetic environment on Mars, which is helping scientists narrow down when its global magnetic field…
China’s Rover Found Evidence of an Ancient Ocean on Mars
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences…
China's Mars Rover Finds Recent Evidence of Water Near the Equator
Before going into hibernation, China's Zhurong rover found evidence that water recently existed in small patches on Mars (and might…
China Finally Tells us What's Going on With its Mars Rover
The Zhurong Rover has sat unmoving and unresponsive on Mars since May 20th, 2022, when one of the planet’s infamous…
China’s Rover Used Radar to Look Deep Beneath the Surface of Mars. What Did it Find?
The ongoing effort to under Martian geology and the planet's history continues. A recent paper from a scientific team in…
China Unable to Reestablish Contact With its Zhurong Mars Rover
China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) has been hoping to reestablish communications with the Zhurong Mars rover, but so far, their…
China’s Zhurong Rover Looks Deep Underground and Sees Layers From Multiple Floods on Mars
Mars exploration has been ongoing for decades at this point, and some regions of the planet have become more interesting…
A new LEGO Spacecraft to Vote for: China's Long March 5 With the Tianwen-1 That Flew to Mars
Two Lego designers with a history of space-themed projects have teamed up for a new proposed set: China’s Long March…
Mars Orbiter Captures Images of China’s Rover From Space
China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover touched down on the Martian plain Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021 after spending…