Posted on 01/01/2022 5:48:07 PM PST by blam
To celebrate the new year, China National Space Administration (CNSA) published astonishing pictures of the Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter above the north pole of the red planet, according to Shanghai Morning Post.
CNSA said the images were taken by a detachable sensor equipped with two high-definition cameras. The first picture shows the orbiter above the north pole ice cap of Mars.
The second picture is a close-up of the orbiter’s golden exterior skin where high-speed data communication antennas and a solar wing are seen. Beyond the orbiter are ice caps though not the ice we consider on Earth. Mar’s ice caps are dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) and water ice.
The third picture shows the north pole ice cap, almost like a vanilla swirl ice cream cone.
The next image is the Zhu Rong rover on the surface of Mars. We can see the topography of the desolate planet that Elon Musk wants to rocket people to at the end of the decade.
We’ve been closely following the Tianwen-1 mission. In February of last year, the orbiter entered the orbit of the red planet. A couple of months later, a rover was released on the surface of the planet.
The mission so far means China is the only country besides the US to land a rover on Mars successfully. Its mission is to explore the surface and geology of the planet.
Space is becoming the next battleground domain for both US and China. Beijing has become super aggressive in space in the last year. The country has also landed a spacecraft on the moon and collected lunar rock samples.
The final frontier is space — the world’s superpowers are on a hunt for trillion-dollar deposits of rare metals that will power Earth’s green energy revolution in decades to come.
Wonder if there’s a Uighur piloting it?
These might actually be pics from the Gobi Desert. Caplicorn One perhaps?
What about the pictures of the square looking object on the Moon that the Chinese rover was going to explore?
“What about the pictures of the square looking object on the Moon that the Chinese rover was going to explore?”
If the Chinese have claimed that Moon hut we could be at a strategic disadvantage. Mr. President, we cannot allow a Moon hut gap!
Beijing has become super aggressive in space in the last year.
With Kerry and Cartoon’s help.
“… that will power Earth’s green energy revolution in decades to come.”
Way to think small.
China, not content with only poisoning Earth has now set their sites on destroying the universe.
Didn’t we do that in like, 1976 with Viking? Big whoop.
The key to successfully colonizing Mars is water and electrical power. With water and electricity you can make oxygen and hydrogen.
It would be preferable to locate the settlements on the Martian equator where briefly during the Martian year temps can reach 70f....but even so the nights are damned cold.
Finding water ice and placing small nuclear reactors near the settlements is required. Solar power ain’t gonna cut it on Mars. And you can’t haul the required amount of water.
Communications back to Earth is easy...but the lag is really bad.... ping times would not be good, avg would be something like 14minutes. not ideal for gamers...lol
LOL!
Now it is really “The Red Planet”!!!
“Beijing ... has also landed a spacecraft on the moon and collected lunar rock samples. “
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Lunar rover on Lunar dark side last seen moving very slowly toward some upright rectangular structure photographed in the distance.
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