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Zhurong
Spacecraft
China's first Mars rover that landed in Utopia Planitia in May 2021 and conducted scientific investigations including soil analysis and subsurface radar mapping before entering dormancy in May 2022.
Key Facts
organization | CNSA |
orbital regime | Inner System |
learn more | Wikipedia |
launched | 2020-07-23 |
defunct | 2022-12-26 |
launch mass | 240 kg |
Mission Timeline
Launched
July 23, 2020 at 04:41 UTC
Mars
Rover
The Zhurong rover successfully landed in Mars' Utopia Planitia region on May 14, 2021, becoming China's first Mars rover and operating for 347 days before entering dormancy during a global dust storm.
Defunct
December 26, 2022 at 12:00 UTC
The Mars rover Zhurong concluded its mission on Mars' Utopia Planitia after failing to wake from scheduled hibernation due to dust accumulation on its solar panels.
Related Spacecraft
Tianwen-1
Launched in 2020
Launched in July 2020, Tianwen-1 successfully entered Mars orbit in February 2021 and deployed the Zhurong rover, which explored Utopia Planitia for 347 Martian days before entering dormancy.
