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Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 We used imaging, laser altimeter and thermal infrared data to map a 0.5 by 0.5° area containing the landing site of the Zhurong rover of the Tianwen‐1 mission.
Jiannan Zhao +7 more
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The Dielectric Properties of Martian Regolith at the Tianwen‐1 Landing Site
Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 Mars' surface is characterized by a weathered layer of regolith and exposed rock exposures that are the results of long‐term geological processes. The Mars Rover Penetrating Radar (RoPeR) on board the Zhurong rover of China's first Mars mission (Tianwen ...
Ling Zhang +5 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 The Zhurong rover successfully landed in southern Utopia Planitia as part of the Tianwen-1 mission on 15 May 2021. One of the objectives of the Mars Surface Composition Detector (MarSCoDe) onboard the rover is to investigate mineral compositions on the ...
Bing Wu +14 more
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, 2023 International audienceIntroduction: Gullies on Mars are geologically young landforms that resemble terrestrial gullies [1]. Martian gullies are often carved within a mantling unit in the mid-to high-latitudes of Mars [2].
Osinski, G, R +2 more
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Earth and Planetary Physics, 2023 China’s first Mars exploration mission, Tianwen-1, successfully landed in southern Utopia Planitia on Mars on May 15, 2021. This work presents a detailed investigation of the geologic context of the landing area surface for this mission based on orbital ...
Hai Huang +12 more
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Remote Sensing, 2021 China’s first Mars exploration mission (Tianwen-1) landed on the southern part of Mars’ Utopia Planitia on 15 May 2021. The Zhurong rover will focus on high-resolution and in situ observations of key areas on the surface of Mars.
Yi Wang +6 more
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Rootless cones on Mars indicating the presence of shallow equatorial ground ice in recent times [PDF]
, 2001 High resolution Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) images have revealed the existence of clusters of small cones in the Cerberus plains, Marte Valles, and Amazonis Planitia, Mars.
McEwen, A. S. +3 more
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Probing the Hidden Geology of Isidis Planitia (Mars) with Impact Craters
Geosciences, 2015 In this study we investigated Isidis Planitia, a 1325 km diameter multi-ring impact basin intersecting the Martian hemispheric dichotomy, located in the eastern hemisphere, between Syrtis Major and Utopia Planitia.
Graziella Caprarelli, Roberto Orosei
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Evidence of Widespread Volcanic Activity near Hebrus Valles on Mars Revealed by SHARAD
Remote Sensing, 2023 Hebrus Valles is an outflow channel system in the plain-forming terrains of southeastern Utopia Planitia, Mars. These terrains may have formed through a combination of liquid water and volcanic processes, yet their nature, subsurface structure, and ...
Stefano Nerozzi +3 more
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Wavelength Calibration for the LIBS Spectra of the Zhurong Mars Rover
Remote Sensing, 2023 China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, landed on the southern region of Utopia Planitia, Mars, on 14 May 2021 (UTC). Zhurong is equipped with the Mars Surface Composition Detection Package (MarSCoDe), which analyzes the Martian surface’s material composition.
Yizhong Zhang +8 more
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