Chinese First Mars Rover Named as ‘Zhurong’

Chinese First Mars Rover Named as ‘Zhurong’

• China has named its first Mars rover as ‘Zhurong’.
• In Chinese tradition Zhurong means the mythical god of fire and war.
• The solar-powered rover was launched aboard the Tianwen-1 probe in July 2020.
• The rover reached the red planet’s orbit on February 24, 2021.
• Zhurong is likely to make a landing attempt in May 2021. 
• If Tianwen-1 mission is successful, China would become the third country after the former Soviet Union and the US to land a robot on Mars.