China’s Zhurong Mars rover has officially traveled more than 509-meters (1670-feet) on the Martian surface as of 11pm on Saturday (July 17th), and during its journey, the parachute it used during landing was spotted. The rover is expected to arrive at the second sand dune on its journey and proceed to carry out a detailed survey of the formation as well as the surrounding environment. Read more for a video and additional information.
The backshell, which protected the rover from heat, and parachute, was photographed around 350-meters away from the landing site with the terrain camera. Currently, Zhurong has been operating on the surface of Mars for 63 Martian days, each of which is approximately 40 minutes longer than a day here on Earth. The Tianwen-1 spacecraft, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, touched down on May 14, 2021 in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain in the northern hemisphere of the Red Planet. One thing to note is that there is a 21-minute delay of its one-way communication with mission control.
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