China’s Zhurong rover has found evidence suggesting that water persisted on Mars for much longer than expected
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Zhurong landed in a large plain in Mars' northern hemisphere called Utopia Planitia on May 15, 2021 -- where NASA's Viking 2 lander touched down in 1976. Tiny 'flower' formation spotted on Mars by Curiosity roverThe rover's primary mission, which lasted for three months, was to search for signs of ancient life.
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China's Mars rover Zhurong is hunkering down for its 1st Red Planet winterAndrew is a freelance space journalist with a focus on reporting on China's rapidly growing space sector. He began writing for Space.com in 2019 and writes for SpaceNews, IEEE Spectrum, National Geographic, Sky & Telescope, New Scientist and others. Andrew first caught the space bug when, as a youngster, he saw Voyager images of other worlds in our solar system for the first time. Away from space, Andrew enjoys trail running in the forests of Finland. You can follow him on Twitter AJ_FI.
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