The Chinese interplanetary station "Tianwean-1" sent photos to Earth, on which the surface of Mars can be considered. Romantic frames were removed on February 10, 2020, when the device included its engines to slow down and successfully go into the orbit of the Red Planet. The video created from these pictures is clearly entered into history, but this news is notable not only for the fact of availability of such a video. The fact is that for communication with the Station "Tianwean-1", a huge antenna with a diameter of 70 meters was built in China. I propose right now to look at the video and learn more about the created antenna, which is almost not mentioned in the news. And very in vain, because the design is so big that 10 basketball playgrounds could be built in her place!
It is important to note that we are talking about the first video taken by the Tianwean-1 apparatus. And so, videos from Mars is full on YouTube.
"Tianwean-1" sent video from Mars
According to space.com, the photos were made by cameras intended for tracking solar batteries and other important parts of "Tianwean-1". The video is not very clear, but still the crater and other irregularities of the Martian surface are visible. It can be noted that the station is very striking - this is due to the fact that to enter the orbit of Mars, the device had to slow down and it turned on its engines. Cameras photographed every 3 seconds of the flight for 30 minutes. The frame rate on the video is approximately 10 images per second.Video taken by Station "Tianwean-1"
How is the connection with the Earth?
To receive information from Tianwean-1 station, a huge controlled antenna was deployed in China. It is located on the territory of Tianjin, has a diameter of 70 meters and covers an area of 4560 square meters. According to South China Morning Post, 10 basketball sites can be built on this territory. This antenna speaks little in the news, and very in vain. Only after this information it becomes clear how important the Mission "Tianwean-1" is important for China. It turns out that scientists have developed not only the station, but also launched a huge ground infrastructure to communicate with the station.
7-meter antenna for communication with Station "Tianwean-1"
Mission "Tianwean-1"
The Interplanetary Station "Tianwean-1" was launched into space on July 23, 2020. For 202 days, he overcame 475 million kilometers and reached the orbit of Mars in February 2021. The station consists of two parts: a satellite for studying the planet from the air and the marshode. Around May, the device will create a map of the planet and will examine the place called Utopia planning. It is rounded lowland in the northern hemisphere of Mars with a diameter of 3300 kilometers. If no problems be detected in this area, the mercier will be omitted there.
Mass station Tianwean-1 is equal to 240 kilograms. As mentioned above, the satellite will work exclusively in the orbit of the planet and will be built by the map. The mercier will study the composition of the soil and will be asked for water in a liquid or frozen form. It is also known that the panoramic chamber is installed on board the Marshode, just like the Yuitu-2 apparatus, which to this day studies the opposite side of the moon. So in the future it is worth waiting for many new photos from the surface of the Red Planet.
The first photo of Mars from "Tianwean-1"
It is important to note that before the station "Tianwean-1" has already sent one image of Mars. The snapshot was made during the flight, from a distance of about 2.2 million kilometers. In the photo you can see at least four regions of the Red Planet: Acidali Plain, Plateau Meridian, Crater Skiaparelli and Mariner Valley. To learn more about these places, go through this link. There I also attached a photo of Mars, on which all the place you are interested in are indicated.
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