Zhurong Rover sent first images of Mars within Tianwen-1 Chinese mission

An image captured by the Chinese rover Zhurong from the surface on Mars sent on Wednesday.Credit...China National Space Administration, via Reuters Four days after landing a spacecraft on Mars, China’s space agency released its first photographs from the red planet on Wednesday, announcing that the mission [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/science/china-mars.html] was going as planned. The four-day wait for the images [http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n6758823/n6758838/c6812019/content.html] — one in color, one in black and white, as well as a pair of small video clips — had prompted speculation that something might have gone wrong with the landing on Saturday. When China’s space agency issued a statement in response to those concerns on Tuesday, urging patience, the response online was biting.