‘Nine minutes of terror’ as China becomes second country to land on Mars
‘Nine minutes of terror’ as China becomes second country to land on Mars
China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time, become the second country to arrive on the Red Planet.
The Tianwen-1 vessel has touched down in an icy area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia.
On social media, the official Xinhua news agency declared: "China has left a footprint on Mars for the first time, an important step for our country's space exploration."