Beijing. October 22. INTERFAX - The Chinese Zhuzhong rover and the Tianwen-1 probe resumed their work on Mars after half a month of being in "sleep mode," the Chinese Lunar Program said in a statement.
"A few days ago, the phenomenon of solar transition ended. The operation of the measuring instruments and the connection between the probe and the Earth have been restored. Judging by the telemetry data, Tianwen-1 survived the solar transition without any problems and was in a normal state," the program says.
"The probe will return to orbit to continue the remote sensing mission in early November and will conduct a global remote study of Mars in order to obtain scientific data on the structure of Mars and its geological structure, the composition of the planet's surface and Martian rocks, the atmospheric ionosphere and the Martian space environment, while at the same time taking into account the mission of the rover to establish a network of repeaters," the message says.
In early October, Zhuzhong and Tianwen-1 suspended their work on the Red Planet due to solar interference, a phenomenon in which two cosmic bodies (Mars and Earth) move on both sides of the Sun and form a straight line with it. Due to the increased electromagnetic radiation of the Sun, the connection between technology on Mars, and over Mars and Earth is disrupted.
Then, according to the Chinese National Space Administration, the rover and the probe completed the necessary reconfiguration, stopped conducting scientific research and went into "sleep mode", during which they monitored the environment.
It is noted that experts continued to conduct observations and for the first time received data on interference arising from solar interference. Representatives of different countries conducted a joint analysis of the influence of electromagnetic waves when sending signals transmitted through two transponders to Earth through the solar wind.
The Zhuzhong rover was delivered to the surface of Mars using the Tianwen-1 spacecraft, which landed on the surface of the planet on May 15, and on May 22, Zhuzhong successfully slid down the ramp from the landing platform.