China Plans to Send Probe to Mars in 2020
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The Chinese space program completed a mission to the far side of the moon in January. Preparations are now underway for China to send a rover to Mars in 2020.
太空竞赛: space race
探测器: probe
轨道: orbit
模拟基地: simulation base
太空競賽: space race
探測器: probe
軌道: orbit
模擬基地: simulation base
继今年一月中国的太空计画成功着陆月球背面后，当局今再度宣布将发射探测器至火星。
中国探月工程总设计师吴伟仁表示，火星任务自然是中国太空计画下一步发展的方向。
虽然中国在国际太空竞赛中起步较晚，但其太空工程在过去60年间快速推进。
其中包括2013年时发射月球探测器并成功着陆，也陆续发射两个实验太空站至地球轨道。
为展开火星计画，中国更已在青海柴达木盆地砸下美金2,230万元，打造火星模拟基地。
柴达木盆地是全球海拔最高的沙漠。
该地独特的雅丹地貌和极度干燥的气候，使其成为世界上少有与火星表面极其相似的地方。
除火星计画外，中国也将再度送探测器上月球，施行月面采样。
繼今年一月中國的太空計畫成功著陸月球背面後，當局今再度宣布將發射探測器至火星。
中國探月工程總設計師吳偉仁表示，火星任務自然是中國太空計畫下一步發展的方向。
雖然中國在國際太空競賽中起步較晚，但其太空工程在過去60年間快速推進。
其中包括2013年時發射月球探測器並成功著陸，也陸續發射兩個實驗太空站至地球軌道。
為展開火星計畫，中國更已在青海柴達木盆地砸下美金2,230萬元，打造火星模擬基地。
柴達木盆地是全球海拔最高的沙漠。
該地獨特的雅丹地貌和極度乾燥的氣候，使其成為世界上少有與火星表面極其相似的地方。
除火星計畫外，中國也將再度送探測器上月球，施行月面採樣。
Following the Chinese space program’s successful mission to the far side of the moon in January, China has announced plans to send a probe to Mars.
According to the chief designer of China’s lunar exploration program, Wu Weiren, a Mars mission is the natural next step for China’s space program.
Although China was a latecomer to the global space race, the nation’s space program has made rapid advances over the past 60 years.
The program’s accomplishments include landing a rover on the moon in 2013 as well as launching two space labs into Earth’s orbit.
In preparation for the Mars mission, China has opened a $22.3 million simulation base in Qinghai’s Qaidam basin.
The Qaidam basin is the highest desert on Earth.
Its yardang landforms and hyper-arid environment make it one of the few places on this planet that resemble the Martian surface.
China also plans to send an additional probe to the moon to collect samples from the lunar surface.
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