China has successfully launched a #Mars probe, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, and taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system. #Tianwen1 | China Xinhua News

China plans to launch its first Mars exploration mission Tianwen-1 between July and August, Bao Weimin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Science and Technology Commission at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, has told CCTV while sharing details about the mission. According to the plan, the Mars probe will release a rover after a soft landing on the planet and the rover will stay on Mars for 90 Mars sols, or days, on a variety of missions, includ