Tianwen 1 Current Affairs, GK & News
Marsquake
NASA recently announced the detection of the quake on Mars, called marsquake. What is the magnitude of the quake recorded? NASA reported that it recorded a magnitude 5 marsquake. The largest previously detected “marsquake” was in August 2021. Also, this is the largest quake ever observed on another planet. Which equipment detected the present marsquake? ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Hope Mars Mission • marsquake • NASA • Perseverance Rover • Tianwen 1
Utopia Planitia of Mars
The Chinese Mission to Mars Tianwen 1 recently landed in the Utopia Planitia. It is the place where the Viking 2 lander touched down. Utopia Planitia It is an Impact basin of Mars. Impact Crater is a circular depression in the surface of planets formed due to hypervelocity impact of smaller bodies. It may be ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Mars • Mars Mission • NASA • Tianwen 1 • Utopia Planitia • Viking 2
Tianwen-1: Chinese Rover lands on Mars
On May 14, 2021, the Chinese Spacecraft Tianwen 1 landed on Mars successfully. It was launched in July 2020 on a Long March 5 rocket. About the landing Tianwen 1 has been orbiting Mars for three months now. The lander that carried the Zhurong rover touched down the Martian surface successfully. It landed in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Hope Mars Mission • Interplanetary spaceflight • Lander • Mars Mission • Perseverance • Rover • Tianwen 1 • zhurong