A black-and-white picture of Mars taken by Tianwen 1, the first snapshot from the Chinese craft. - Photo provided by China National Space Administration
BEIJING (ChIna Daily/ANN): China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe is set to arrive in Mars' orbit on Wednesday (Feb 10) after a lengthy interplanetary voyage, which will make it the first Chinese spacecraft that has reached the red planet.
The spacecraft will soon conduct a crucial "braking" operation to decelerate to help the probe be captured by Martian gravity.
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