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Detailed explanation-1: -On 14 May 2021, the lander/rover portion of the mission successfully touched down on Mars, making China the second nation to make a soft landing on and establish communication from the Martian surface, after the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -China’s first Mars rover has driven down its landing platform to roam the on the surface of the red planet.

Detailed explanation-3: -There have also been studies for a possible human mission to Mars, including a landing, but none have been attempted. Soviet Union’s Mars 3, which landed in 1971, was the first successful Mars landing. As of 2022, the Soviet Union, United States, and China have conducted Mars landings successfully.

Detailed explanation-4: -Here’s some background information about Mars exploration. The United States and the Soviet Union are the only two countries to land a spacecraft on Mars.

Detailed explanation-5: -China’s Zhurong rover has found evidence suggesting that water persisted on Mars for much longer than expected. Zhurong landed in a large plain in Mars’ northern hemisphere called Utopia Planitia on May 15, 2021 – where NASA’s Viking 2 lander touched down in 1976.