China releases Mars images taken by Zhurong rover

Selfie of the rover Zhurong (L) and the landing platform. [Photo: CNSA]

New photos from Mars (火星 huǒxīng)! The China National Space Administration released new images on Friday taken by Zhurong, the country's first Mars rover. Zhurong is the God of Fire in Chinese mythology. The images signify the complete success (成功 chénggōng) of China's first Mars exploration mission.

Martian landscape image. [Photo: CNSA]

The landing platform. [Photo: CNSA]

Eight planets in our Solar System 太阳系八大行星:

[shuǐxīng]水星 Mercury

[jīnxīng]金星 Venus

[dìqiú]地球 Earth

[huǒxīng]火星 Mars

[mùxīng]木星 Jupiter

[tǔxīng]土星 Saturn

[tiānwángxīng]天王星 Uranus

[hǎiwángxīng]海王星 Neptune