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China's Tianwen-1 probe beams back a fresh look at the planet Mars

China has almost reached the red planet.

The Chinese probe Tianwen-1 is just days away from entering orbit around Mars. That means it's already close enough to get some pretty good looks at Earth's neighbor, and one of those early looks has been beamed back home and released by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA).

China's Tianwen-1 probe beams back a fresh look at the planet Mars

Image: CHINA NATIONAL SPACE ADMINISTRATION HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

The image was captured on Feb. 5 and released on Saturday. We know from CNSA's description that the view you're looking at is situated roughly 2.2 million kilometers (about 1.4 million miles) out from Tianmen-1's ultimate destination. Read more...

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