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After
traveling through space for seven months, China's Tianwen-1 probe has reached
Mars and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(success) entered
its orbit on Wednesday — bringing it one step {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (close) to landing on the surface.
Tianwen-1,
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}name means "Quest for
Heavenly Truth", consists of an orbiter, lander and a six-wheeled rover. The
spacecraft {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (launch) last July along with two other
international Mars missions, is scheduled to land on the planet's surface in
May or June. It is tasked with gathering information about Mars' geological
structure, atmosphere, environment and soil, as well as {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (search) for signs of water.
With
Tianwen-1, China is the first nation {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (attempt) to send both an orbiter and a rover
on its first homegrown Mars mission. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} contrast, NASA sent multiple orbiters to Mars
before ever attempting a landing, since pulling off the landing is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}far more difficult task.
The
Chinese rover {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(expect) to
function for about three months on the planet. It marks a milestone for China's
deep-space {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (explore) of Mars, according to the CNSA. China
is also planning to launch a permanent space station by 2022, and is looking at
sending astronauts to the moon-possibly in the 2030s.