A few hours ago the lander and rover of the Chinese Tianwen 1 mission landed successfully on the planet Mars, in the Utopia Planitia region. The event was confirmed by the Chinese space agency making China the third nation to land a vehicle on the red planet after the USA and the then USSR. The rover, which was named Zhurong, has a life expectancy of at least 90 days during which it will explore the area by making surveys with a series of instruments. The orbiter, which reached Mars together with the lander and rover on February 10, 2021, continues its work from above.