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China�s Mars mission failure: NASA Images show China's Mars Rover hasn�t moved an inch in months., February23, 2023

The fate of China�s Zhurong Mars rover has been called into question. Due to a dust storm and freezing temperatures, the solar-powered rover went into slumber in May last year and started to have some issues. The rover hasn�t moved since at least early September 2022, according to a series of photographs acquired by NASA�s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. China�s Zhurong Mars rover may have broken down On Tuesday, the HiRise team at the University of Arizona delivered three different perspectives on Zhurong. To MRO�s HiRise camera, Zhurong appears as a pinkish dot. China�s Zhurong rover begins its 90-day exploration of Utopia Planitia on Mars Dunes and a crater may be seen in the surrounding area of Mars� Utopia Planitia. The first photograph was taken on March 11, 2022, the second on September 8, 2022, and the most current on February 7, 2023. The rover appears to be in the same location in the last two photos, which does not speak well for its future.