In China on the launch pad was taken a missile to launch a mission to Mars
The carrier rocket "Changzheng-5" ( "long March 5" ), which should be directly displayed on a transitional orbit of Earth and Mars 1st Chinese probe, delivered to the launch pad of the Wenchang spaceport on Hainan island, said Chinese Corporation aerospace science and technology (CASC).
before the spaceport brought a probe to study Mars, " Tanwani-1 ". According to the Chinese media, the launch could take place on July 23. On inaccurate calculations, the probe will need 7 months to reach the planet's surface. In case of victory he would send the obtained data to the Earth in 2021.
in April, China said that his first mission to study Mars will be called "Tangwang-1" ( "Questions to heaven" ).
It includes output and rotation to Mars orbit, landing and movement on the surface of the red planet. In case of victory, scientists can study the atmosphere, topography, geological parameters, especially the magnetic field that will help to get a clue about the origin and evolution of Mars and the entire Solar system.
The main purpose of the mission was to detect possible signs of life on Mars and help scientists to understand whether have possibility rules on the current planet to change in the future so that It will be fit for life.
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