Hello from the Red Planet

Perfect shot: A photo taken by the Zhurong rover showing the surface of Mars. — AP

Beijing: Solar panels against an alien landscape, ramps and rods pointing at the Martian horizon –China’s first probe on the Red Planet has beamed back its first “selfies” after its history-making landing last week.

The Zhurong rover was carried into the Martian atmosphere in a lander on Saturday, in the first ever successful probe landing by any country on its first Mars mission.