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May 23, 2022
Zhurong rover switches to dormant mode
According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), on 20 May 2022, the Zhurong rover has been switched to dormant mode, in order to cope with a dust storm and the Martian winter.
Zhurong entered sleep mode
At the rover’s exploration area in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars, the highest temperature during the day is expected to drop below minus 20°Celsius, and the lowest temperature at night is expected to drop to minus 100°C. Zhurong is scheduled to resume normal operations in December 2022, when the dust clears and Mars enters its spring season. 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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