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Geological Characteristics and Targets of High Scientific Interest in the Zhurong Landing Region on Mars

open access: yesGeophysical 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
doaj   +1 more source

Initial In-Flight Spectral Calibration of the Near-Infrared Spectra Acquired by the MarSCoDe Onboard the Zhurong Rover

open access: yesRemote 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
doaj   +1 more source

Observations and interpretations of geomorphologic features in the Tianwen-1 landing area on Mars by using orbital imagery data

open access: yesEarth 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
doaj   +1 more source

The Dielectric Properties of Martian Regolith at the Tianwen‐1 Landing Site

open access: yesGeophysical 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
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence of Widespread Volcanic Activity near Hebrus Valles on Mars Revealed by SHARAD

open access: yesRemote 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
doaj   +1 more source

Wavelength Calibration for the LIBS Spectra of the Zhurong Mars Rover

open access: yesRemote 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
doaj   +1 more source

Gridmapping the northern plains of Mars: Geomorphological, Radar and Water-Equivalent Hydrogen results from Arcadia Plantia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A project of mapping ice-related landforms was undertaken to understand the role of sub-surface ice in the northern plains. This work is the first continuous regional mapping from CTX (“ConTeXt Camera”, 6 m/pixel; Malin et al., 2007) imagery in Arcadia ...
Balme, Matthew R.   +20 more
core   +3 more sources

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