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Photos: Chinese spacecraft acquires images of entire planet of Mars

The acquired imagery data covering all of Mars, including visuals of its south pole

Published: June 29, 2022 14:40 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from Reuters

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An image of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 unmanned probe is seen in this handout image released by China National Space Administration (CNSA) June 29, 2022. — An image of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 unmanned probe is seen in this handout image released by China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 29, 2022. The uncrewed spacecraft has acquired imagery data covering all of Mars, including visuals of its south pole, after circling the planet more than 1,300 times since early last year, state media reported on Wednesday. Image Credit: CNSA/Handout via REUTERS

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China's Tianwen-1 successfully reached the Red Planet in February 2021 on the country's inaugural mission there. This picture released on May 19, 2021, by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) via CNS shows an image taken by the navigation camera of China's Zhurong rover on the surface of Mars, showing the rover's solar panels and antenna, after it landed on Mars on May 15, 2021. Image Credit: AFP

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A robotic rover has since been deployed on the surface as an orbiter surveyed the planet from space. Above: Chinese rover Zhurong of the Tianwen-1 mission drives down the ramp of the lander onto the surface of Mars, in this screenshot taken from a video released by China National Space Administration (CNSA) May 22, 2021. Image Credit: CNSA/Handout via REUTERS

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An image of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 unmanned probe is seen in this handout image released by China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 29, 2022. Image Credit: CNSA/Handout via REUTERS

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An image of Mars captured by Chinese rover Zhurong of the Tianwen-1 mission is seen in this image released by China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 29, 2022. Image Credit: CNSA/Handout via REUTERS

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This photograph (file) released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows an image taken by China's Zhurong Mars rover on the surface of Mars. Locating subsurface water is key to determining the planet's potential for life, as well as providing a permanent resource for any human exploration there. Image Credit: CNSA/AFP

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