Mars rover Zhurong Archives

Topographic map of Utopia Planitia, showing the landing sites of the Zhurong rover, the Viking 2 lander and the Perseverance rover. The −4 km elevation contour is shown.representative HiRISE images of polygons in Utopia Planitia whose locations (d), PSP_002162_2260 (e) and PSP_003177_2275 Credit for HiRISE images: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.

Astrogeology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Press Release

Zhurong Radar Detects Buried Polygons Beneath Utopia Planitia On Mars

by Keith CowingDecember 21, 2023September 18, 2025

A joint research team led by the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has reported the discovery of buried palaeo-polygonal terrain beneath Utopia Planitia […]

Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Icy Worlds, Mars, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Insights Into Utopia Basin Revealed By Mars Rover Zhurong

by Keith CowingSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022

A new radar image obtained by China’s Mars rover Zhurong provides insights into the surface structure of the Utopia Planitia basin. The findings — which reveal multiple sub-layers suggestive of […]