EGU24-7073, updated on 08 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7073
EGU General Assembly 2024
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Progress and achievement of Tianwen-1 mission

Yan Geng1, Jianjun Liu2, Lihua Zhang1, and Xiao Zhang1
Yan Geng et al.
  • 1Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, China (gengyan8015@163.com)
  • 2National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China(liujj@nao.cas.cn)

Tianwen-1 mission is the first in the world to achieve Mars orbiting, landing and roving exploration through a single launch, and has developed technologies for planetary exploration launch and flight, planetary capture control, Mars entry and descent landing, Mars surface roving for Zhurong, scientific payload design and operation, long-distance deep space TT&C communication, etc. The mission has obtained a large number of scientific exploration data, formed a series of basic information such as true color image maps covering Mars surface, and a series of new discoveries such as new evidence of water and wind and sand activities in the Martian Utopia Plain. It enriches mankind's scientific understanding of Mars.

The report will introduce the progress and achievements of the Tianwen-1 mission in terms of technological development and scientific discovery.

How to cite: Geng, Y., Liu, J., Zhang, L., and Zhang, X.: Progress and achievement of Tianwen-1 mission, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-7073, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7073, 2024.