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China’s Tianwen-1 probe enters Mars orbit: state media
BEIJING, Feb 10, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – China’s Tianwen-1 probe entered the
orbit of the planet Mars on Wednesday, state media said, the latest step in
the country’s ambitious space programme.
“China’s probe Tianwen-1 successfully entered the orbit around Mars on
Wednesday after a nearly seven-month voyage from Earth,” Xinhua said, after
it launched from southern China last July.
BSS/AFP/IJ/1917 hrs