China's Zhurong rover touched down on Mars early on Saturday, state media reported. China became the first country to carry out an orbiting, landing and roving operation during its first mission to Mars
The lander carrying Zhurong made the treacherous landing after what is known as the "seven minutes of terror". The mission "successfully landed in the pre-selected area", state broadcaster CCTV said.
Teams will now prepare to roll the rover off its landing platform and onto the dusty Martian surface. Six-wheeled, solar-powered Chinese rover is on a mission to collect and analyse rock samples from Mars' surface