‘God of Fire’ lands on Red Planet


En route: The Tianwen-1 probe on its way to Mars. — AP

BEIJING: The lander carrying China’s first Mars rover has touched down on the Red Planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed.

Tianwen-1 probe’s successful landing marks China’s first landing on an extraterrestrial planet and makes it the second country, after the United States, to do so.

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