China’s Mars rover Zhu Rong’s ‘selfies’ suggest dust storms on red planet

The thin layer of dust on the surface of China’s Mars rover will not affect its exploration capacity, the country’s space authorities said, as newly released high-resolution photos showed evidence of dust storms on the red planet.

Releasing the latest “selfies” from cameras mounted on the Mars rover “Zhu Rong”, the China National Space Administration said the images showed a thin layer of dust had accumulated on the robotic vehicle’s surface since it was successfully deployed in May last year.