Zhurong

Zhurong is an active Mars rover that is China's first rover to land on another planet. It is part of the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars conducted by the China National Space Administration. The spacecraft was launched on 23 July 2020 and inserted into Martian orbit on 10 February 2021.

On 14 May 2021, the lander and Zhurong rover separated from Tianwen-1's orbiter. After experiencing Mars atmospheric entry that lasted about nine minutes, the lander and rover made a successful soft landing in the Utopia Planitia, using a combination of aeroshell, parachute, and retrorocket.^[20] With the landing, China became the second country to operate a fully functional spacecraft on Martian surface, after the United States.