Chinese First Mars Rover Named as ‘Zhurong’

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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.