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China’s Mars rover fails to wake up

The lander of the Tianwen-1 mission, captured on the surface of Mars by the rover Zhurong, is seen in an image released by China National Space Administration on June 11, 2021. (Photo: CNSA via Reuters)

China’s first Mars rover hasn’t woken up from a scheduled months-long hibernation on the surface of the Red Planet, a Chinese scientist confirmed on Tuesday.

The solar-powered Zhurong, named after an ancient Chinese god of fire, landed in May 2021, making China only the second nation after the US to succeed in landing such a probe on the Red Plant. The 240-kilogramme vehicle is one of the most significant achievements in China’s effort to challenge the United States’ dominance in space exploration. 

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