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Several rovers on Mars's surface are currently in operation, including one you might not have heard of: China’s Zhurong rover. It's already spent over a year on the Martian surface and is bringing us ever closer to understanding the history of our planetary next-door neighbor.
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space.com/tianwen-1.html
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021JE007137
space.com/china-mars-rover-zhurong-lander-selfie-photos
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-049F
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn8555
nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03554-8
space.com/china-tianwen-1-mars-orbiter-planet-survey
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doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-836162/v1
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space.com/china-mars-rover-communicates-via-european-orbiter
Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarsLanderMola16.png
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01122
flickr.com/photos/kevinmgill/51101088052
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%81%AB%E6%98%9F%E6%8E%A2%E6%B5%8B%E5%99%A8%EF%BC%881%EF%BC%9A3%EF%BC%89.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tianwen-1_schematic.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Classic_of_Mountains_and_Seas,_1597,_plate_XLIII.jpg
youtube.com/watch?v=YRlvB8uhri0&t=157s&ab_channel=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E7%BD%91
spj.sciencemag.org/journals/space/2021/9846185
spj.sciencemag.org/journals/space/2021/9846185
shutterstock.com/image-illustration/artist-depiction-first-chinese-mars-mission-1956023557
shutterstock.com/image-illustration/artist-depiction-first-mars-rover-mission-1956024052
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimolautopia.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars.ogv
flickr.com/photos/uahirise-mars/51238540701
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhurong_payload.jpg
spj.sciencemag.org/journals/space/2021/9846185
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AncientMars.jpg
shutterstock.com/image-illustration/artist-depiction-3d-illustration-rover-on-2103022186
gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-surface-of-mars-strewn-with-small-rocks-and-red-sand-stock-footage/1303996700?adppopup=true
flickr.com/photos/uahirise-mars/51509321705/in/photolist-PnPiQ6-swgBVy-QxYDkK-2m4LV2x-2mtGJMx-2n1mjFN-2n1mgQh-2maDrNr
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Express_ESA392355.jpg
Several rovers on Mars's surface are currently in operation, including one you might not have heard of: China’s Zhurong rover. It's already spent over a year on the Martian surface and is bringing us ever closer to understanding the history of our planetary next-door neighbor.
Hosted By: Savannah Geary
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/scishow
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow on TikTok: tiktok.com/@scishow
SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
Facebook: facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow
----------
Sources:
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2020-049A
space.com/tianwen-1.html
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021JE007137
space.com/china-mars-rover-zhurong-lander-selfie-photos
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1971-049F
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn8555
nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03554-8
space.com/china-tianwen-1-mars-orbiter-planet-survey
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-021-00832-9/tables/2
doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-836162/v1
britannica.com/science/duricrust
nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/31jan_sandsofmars.html
americangeosciences.org/word/duricrust
phys.org/news/2022-05-chinese-rover-evidence-mars-thought.html
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117720307870?via%3Dihub
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/12/ESA_Mars_Express_relays_data_from_CNSA_Zhurong_rover
space.com/china-mars-rover-communicates-via-european-orbiter
Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarsLanderMola16.png
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01122
flickr.com/photos/kevinmgill/51101088052
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%81%AB%E6%98%9F%E6%8E%A2%E6%B5%8B%E5%99%A8%EF%BC%881%EF%BC%9A3%EF%BC%89.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tianwen-1_schematic.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Classic_of_Mountains_and_Seas,_1597,_plate_XLIII.jpg
youtube.com/watch?v=YRlvB8uhri0&t=157s&ab_channel=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E7%BD%91
spj.sciencemag.org/journals/space/2021/9846185
spj.sciencemag.org/journals/space/2021/9846185
shutterstock.com/image-illustration/artist-depiction-first-chinese-mars-mission-1956023557
shutterstock.com/image-illustration/artist-depiction-first-mars-rover-mission-1956024052
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimolautopia.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars.ogv
flickr.com/photos/uahirise-mars/51238540701
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhurong_payload.jpg
spj.sciencemag.org/journals/space/2021/9846185
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AncientMars.jpg
shutterstock.com/image-illustration/artist-depiction-3d-illustration-rover-on-2103022186
gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-surface-of-mars-strewn-with-small-rocks-and-red-sand-stock-footage/1303996700?adppopup=true
flickr.com/photos/uahirise-mars/51509321705/in/photolist-PnPiQ6-swgBVy-QxYDkK-2m4LV2x-2mtGJMx-2n1mjFN-2n1mgQh-2maDrNr
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Express_ESA392355.jpg
