'Nine minutes of terror' as China becomes second country to land on Mars
'Nine minutes of terror' as China becomes second country to land on Mars
'Nine minutes of terror' as China becomes second country to land on Mars
China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time, become the second country to arrive on the Red Planet.
The Tianwen-1 vessel has touched down in an icy area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia.
On social media, the official Xinhua news agency declared: "China has left a footprint on Mars for the first time, an important step for our country's space exploration."
Meanwhile, China Space News said there was "nine minutes of terror" as the landing module entered the martian atmosphere, decelerating and slowly descending to the surface.
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China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time, become the second country to arrive on the Red Planet.
The Tianwen-1 vessel has touched down in an icy area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia.
On social media, the official Xinhua news agency declared: "China has left a footprint on Mars for the first time, an important step for our country's space exploration."
Meanwhile, China Space News said there was "nine minutes of terror" as the landing module entered the martian atmosphere, decelerating and slowly descending to the surface.
follow the rest of the story -
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ni ... d=msedgdhp
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Re: 'Nine minutes of terror' as China becomes second country to land on Mars
Oh dear, where are the Russians?
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