lundi 31 janvier 2022

CNSA - Tianwen-1 orbiter deploys “selfie stick”

 







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Jan 31, 2022

Mars North Pole seeing by “selfie stick” video camera

On 31 January 2022, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) released new video footage from the Tianwen-1 Mars mission. The Tianwen-1 orbiter has deployed a video camera designed to monitor the status of key external components.

Tianwen-1 orbiter deploys “selfie stick”

The camera was placed at the end of a 1.6 metre long shape memory composite material, that can unfold itself at a certain temperature. Tianwen-1 (天问一号) is China’s first Mars exploration mission with an orbiter, a lander and a rover named Zhurong (祝融).

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Tianwen-1 and Zhurong – a new phase of Mars exploration
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Tianwen-1 Mission to Mars - Close-Up of Zhurong’s Parachute
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Tianwen-1 Mission to Mars - New images from Zhurong
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Zhurong landing on Mars & Sounds of Zhurong’s descend onto Mars
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Zhurong rover and Tianwen-1 lander on Mars
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Tianwen-1 Lander and Zhurong Rover seen by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
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Zhurong is roving on Mars!
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/05/zhurong-is-roving-on-mars.html

Why the China Mars rover’s landing site has geologists excited & Zhurong’s first images from Mars
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Tianwen-1 orbiter relays Zhurong rover’s data and images
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/05/tianwen-1-orbiter-relays-zhurong-rovers.html

Zhurong landed on Mars! The Tianwen-1 rover is on Utopia Planitia (Videos)
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China succeeds in landing its rover on Mars
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For more information about China National Space Administration (CNSA), visit: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
 
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