Chinese spacecraft to land on Mars on May 15-19

This undated file photo shows an illustration of Tianwen-1 robotic probe entering Martian orbit. - China Daily

BEIJING (Global Times): In the wake of China's successful launch of the Tianhe core cabin, the first section for the country's first space station, into planned orbit, stargazers from all over the world have now turned their heads once again to Mars, looking forward to the event of China's Tianwen-1 probe's upcoming landing somewhere in the southern part of a vast plain known as Utopia Planitia on the Red Planet.

Aiming to achieve “orbiting, landing and roving” all in one mission, China's Tianwen-1 probe, which managed to smoothly reach Martian parking orbit in February, has entered crucial touchdown stage.