Images sent back by China's Mars orbiter(1/8)

Photo taken by the orbiter of China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission with a resolution of 0.5 meters. (Photo released by China National Space Administration)

As of Thursday, China's first Mars rover Zhurong has carried out missions on the Red Planet's surface for 306 Martian days, traveling 1.78 kilometers. Tianwen-1 has been in orbit for 609 days at a distance of 277 million kilometers from earth.

Photo taken on May 9, 2021, the fifth Martian day of landing, shows high-resolution images of the Zhurong rover's survey area. (Photo released by China National Space Administration)

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2022, the 247th Martian day of landing, shows high-resolution images of the Zhurong rover with a thin layer of dust and a clear travel route of the rover. (Photo released by China National Space Administration)

Image taken by the orbiter of China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission, Jan. 22, 2022. (Photo released by China National Space Administration)

Photo taken on Feb.10, 2022 by the orbiter of China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission. (Photo released by China National Space Administration)

Image taken on March 24, 2021 by the orbiter of China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission.(Photo released by China National Space Administration)

Image taken on Jan 30, 2022 by the orbiter of China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission. (Photo released by China National Space Administration)

Photo taken by the orbiter of China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission shows NASA's Mars rover Perseverance while imaging the Jezero Crater, about 200 meters southeast of Perseverance's landing site on Mars, March 7, 2022. (Photo released by China National Space Administration)