China is about to try a high-stakes landing on Mars

[Daniel808]

Separation Successful

Tianwen-1 Orbiter back to the Orbit, now #Zhurong Lander & Rover on the way to Mars Surface

Good luck !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1393270938020503558

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Send a big quad copter next time... No rover.

The copter would have to be powered by a thermal battery. Too much dust on Mars and there is no one there to clean the solar panel.

 

[Oracle]

You mean it will land in 8 min?

Separation Successful

Tianwen-1 Orbiter back to the Orbit, now #Zhurong Lander & Rover on the way to Mars Surface

Good luck !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1393270938020503558

 

[Daniel808]

You mean it will land in 8 min?

No.

In couple hours probably, because The #Zhurong Lander & Rover will do some orbit maneuver around Mars before proceed to landing in Utopia Planitia

https://twitter.com/x/status/1393277966013157376

 

[bshifter]

Expected time UTC 23:10 , at last after months orbiting it is taking the dive.

 

[GumNaam]

Best of luck China, we are all rooting for you.

Once the lander lands In sha Allah, I wanna hear the words "The Red Dragon has landed"!

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Best of luck China, we are all rooting for you.

Once the lander lands In sha Allah, I wanna hear the words "The Red Dragon has landed"!

Yellow Dragon. China traditional color is yellow.

 

[GumNaam]

Yellow Dragon. China traditional color is yellow.

How 'bout just "The Dragon has landed"! has a cool ring to it.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

How 'bout just "The Dragon has landed"! has a cool ring to it.

China national animal is panda bear. So it would be panda has landed.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

 

[GumNaam]

China national animal is panda bear. So it would be panda has landed.

naa dude...gotta go with the Dragon...or how about Panda The Dragon Warrior has landed!

check it out, the background even looks like Mars!

 

[bshifter]

The landing sequence is over based on the info, now it's waiting for signal if it succeeded. The coming minutes will be waiting full of anxiety.

 

[GumNaam]

The landing sequence is over based on the info, now it's waiting for signal if it succeeded. The coming minutes will be waiting full of anxiety.

praying...

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

I think they got this. They've run the routine many many times. They've done the homework. Chance of failing is less than asteroid hitting Earth.

 

[bshifter]

Looks very promising