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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Tianwen-1, first fully homegrown Mars Mission, was launched by which country?
A
China
B
India
C
Japan
D
Israel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tianwen-1 (TW-1; simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; lit. Heavenly Questions) is an interplanetary mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) which sent a robotic spacecraft to Mars, consisting of 6 spacecraft: an orbiter, two deployable cameras, lander, remote camera, and the Zhurong rover .

Detailed explanation-2: -China launched Tianwen 1 in July 2020 and the mission’s rover, named Zhurong, touched down on the Red Planet in May 2021. The duo explored Mars smoothly until May 2022, when Zhurong was put into hibernation, hunkering down for the harsh winter.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1971, the Soviet Union finally reached the Red Planet. Its Mars 2 orbiter, which launched May 19, 1971, arrived on Nov. 2.

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