Tianwen-1, a Mars rover, launched in July 2020 by the China National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a Chinese space development agency, landed on the surface of Mars on June 15, 2021 with the unmanned rover Kowloon mounted on it. landed Then, on the 27th, Kowloon released the video and audio of the moment he landed on Mars.
The Ten One-1 lander first landed on Mars on June 15, 2021. On June 27 local time, photos and videos of Kowloon, who fell off the lander, landed on Mars for the first time, were released by China’s National Port of Heaven.
These include not only photos taken by Kowloon, but also a video of him entering the atmosphere until landing, and the sound of the wind on Mars recorded by Kowloon. If you look at what a remote Wi-Fi camera that Kowloon dropped on the surface of Mars took, the video below shows Kowloon and the lander together in the Kowloon selfie video.
According to the China National Port of Heaven, Kowloon’s movement on Mars is more independent than the rover so far, and it can independently determine whether there is a road ahead through image analysis, and it makes its own judgment every 1m and moves to a set point.
Another official said that the file presented this time was recorded when the Mars rover left the lander and will help analyze the density and environment of Mars in detail.
Kowloon has six equipments, including a laser-guided destructive spectroscopy device to analyze Martian surface minerals, a panoramic multi-spectral camera, a sensor for climate analysis, a magnetometer, and an underground radar. Its purpose is to collect and send data related to Martian water and ice deposits, meteorology, topography, and geology to the research team. Related information can be found here.
China’s National Port of Heaven also released a video showing Kowloon placing a wireless camera on the surface of the landing platform and then retreating to the lander for filming.
Meanwhile, reports have emerged that China is planning to send humans to Mars in 2033. China has already launched a Mars rover and is operating a Mars rover, according to Wang Xiaojun of the China Transport and Rocket Technology Research Institute, but it is planning to send robots or androids first before sending humans to Mars as its next goal.
He said that he believes that nuclear power is the best for manned Mars exploration missions, and that he started researching a sky ladder system to reduce the weight and move the Mars rover.