23 June 2021
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is hosting the HiRISE camera (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) - the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at CalTec manages the MRO for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
On 6 June, HiRISE acquired a first image of Tianwen's landing site and on 11 June another one. The landing site remains distinctly colored from removal of Martian dust during landing and movement of the Zhurong rover toward the south can be seen when comparing the two images.
This second image also allowed the camera team to create a 3D stereo view.
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