China has revealed the real space probe and rover it wants to send to Mars in within the next year.
China news agency, Beijing, October 10 (Guo Chaokai) “China will launch a Mars probe next year and plans to land on Mars before the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (2021).” Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Space Technology Ye Peijian, chief scientist of space science and deep space exploration, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Service.
It is reported that there will be a “Mars Rushing Day” every 26 months. At that time, the Sun, Earth, and Mars are in a straight line. At this time, Mars exploration is carried out. The route of the detector is the shortest and the most fuel-efficient. The closest “Mars Rushing Day” detection window to the current time is 2020, so China’s Mars exploration mission is also aimed at this window.
Ye Peijian revealed that the current Mars exploration mission is proceeding in an orderly manner and all work is moving forward. If there are no special circumstances, China will launch a Mars probe in 2020.
