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An artist's illustration of China's Tianwen-1 mission in orbit around Mars. (Image credit: CNSA)
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China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

Tianwen-1 spacecraft will remain in the new orbit for about the next three months before attempting to land

An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Perseverance rover beams back images from Mars after historic landing

Mars rover sends home movie of daredevil descent to landing on red planet
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Mars rover sends home movie of daredevil descent to landing on red planet

Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing
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Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing

NASA rover Perseverance on track for daredevil landing on Mars
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NASA rover Perseverance on track for daredevil landing on Mars

NASA's Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency's Mars 2020 rover, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA wants to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time

Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, speaks during an event to mark Hope Probe's entering the orbit of Mars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
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UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe sends home first image of Mars

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover vehicle lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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NASA rover faces 'seven minutes of terror' before landing on Mars

The Long March 5 Y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned Mars probe of the Tianwen-1 mission, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit