China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully lands on the surface of the red planet on May 15, 2021, leaving a Chinese footprint on Mars for the first time. Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, witnessed the landing at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. The Tianwen-1 probe touched down at its pre-selected landing area in the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a vast plain on the northern hemisphere of Mars, at 7:18 a.m. (Beijing Time), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
