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China successfully lands Zhurong rover on Mars

17 May 2021
Engineers at the China National Space Administration
Scientists and engineers cheer the successful landing of Zhurong – a six-wheel rover – on Mars. (Courtesy: China National Space Administration)
China has become the second country after the US to successfully land a spacecraft on the surface of

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