Tianwen 1, China's first interplanetary mission, marked its second anniversary in orbit around Mars on Feb. 10, but there was no update on the status of the mission's Zhurong rover.
China's first interplanetary mission marked its second anniversary in orbit around Mars on Feb. 10, but there was no update on the status of the mission's rover.mission's Zhurong rover entered hibernation in May 2022 due to declining solar power available to the spacecraft during winter in Mars' northern hemisphere.
Zhurong was expected to wake up in December, around the time of the spring equinox, but China and its space authorities have remained silent on the
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