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Artist's illustration of NASA's 2020 Mars rover on the Red Planet.
(Image: © NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Artist's illustration of NASA's 2020 Mars rover on the Red Planet.
(Image: © NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The eight names, many coming from Chinese mythology, are: Fenghuang (phoenix (凤凰)), Tianwen (study of heaven (天问)), Huoxing (Mars (火星)), Tenglong (flying dragon (腾龙)), Qilin (a mythical chimerical creature (麒麟)), Zhuque (a mythical bird (朱雀)), Zhuimeng ('chasing dreams' (追梦)) and Fengxiang (flying phoenix (凤翔)).
Here's where China is looking to land its 2020 Mars rover
The first area targets Chryse Planitia, close to the landing sites of Viking 1 and Pathfinder, while the second covers Isidis Planitia and stretches to the western edge of the Elysium Mons region. The final landing site has yet to be selected, with several teams likely involved in providing candidate sites—a process similar to China’s lunar missions.
Commenting on the selected areas, Harrison says: “Area number one is good for studying deposits from the massive outflow channels that empty into the Chryse basin, like Pathfinder and Sojourner. Site number two is good to study Elysium volcanism or Isidis basin deposits, depending on where in that area they land.”
Chryse Planitia (Greek, "Golden Plain") is a smooth circular plain in the northern equatorial region of Mars close to the Tharsis region to the west, centered at 28.4°N 319.7°E.[1]
The name "Isidis Planitia" follows the earlier name Isidis Regio ("Isis' Region"). Isis is the Egyptian goddess of heaven and fertility.
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Artist rendering of the Hope Mars probe.
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| Mission type | Mars orbiter |
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| Operator | Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | From 2021 to 2023 (nominal)[1] |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 2020[3] |
Computer-design drawing for NASA's 2020 Mars Rover
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| Start of mission | |||
| 17 July to 5 August 2020[4] | |||
Mockup of the rover at the 69th International Astronautical Congress
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| Names | Huoxing-1[1] (temporary name) HX-1 (temporary abbreviation)[2][3] |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 23 to August 5, 2020[5][4][6] |
| Rocket | Long March 5 |
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ExoMars rover prototype, displayed at the 2009 U.K. National Astronomy Meeting
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| Mission type | Mars rover |
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| Operator | ESA · Roscosmos |
| Website | exploration |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 July 2020[3] |
| Rocket | Proton/Briz-M[3] |
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