by Benson Agoha | Technology
According to the CNN, Beijing now has its sights on Mars, after exploring the moon with its Yutu which was sent to years ago.
The country plans to send a rover to the Red Planet in 2020, according to the country's state news agency Xinhua.
On Tuesday, China unveiled a model of the rover in Shanghai, at the China International Industry Fair (above), to showcase for the country's latest technology. The gold-colored model, is just one third of the size of the real thing.
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| * A model of the Mars rover was unveiled in Shanghai. (Credit: IW) |
Technicians in Shanghai install a self-developed prototype airplane designed for probing Mars, at the China International Industry Fair after it emerged China plans to land a rover on Mars in 2020.
According to the CNN, Beijing now has its sights on Mars, after exploring the moon with its Yutu which was sent to years ago.
The country plans to send a rover to the Red Planet in 2020, according to the country's state news agency Xinhua.
On Tuesday, China unveiled a model of the rover in Shanghai, at the China International Industry Fair (above), to showcase for the country's latest technology. The gold-colored model, is just one third of the size of the real thing.
The two main parts of the probe - an orbiter and a landing rover－demonstrated to the public how it will be able to reach, and then function on,- the planet's surface.
The probe's main mission will be to conduct a comprehensive remote sensing and a surface landing, according to Niu Shengda, a satellite scientist with the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The news comes after NASA scientists announced in September they had found liquid water on the surface of Mars, boosting hopes for finding life there.
The probe's main mission will be to conduct a comprehensive remote sensing and a surface landing, according to Niu Shengda, a satellite scientist with the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.
The news comes after NASA scientists announced in September they had found liquid water on the surface of Mars, boosting hopes for finding life there.
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