China Provides Update on Mars Rover Zhurong.

China's Mars rover, Zhurong, has likely suffered excessive accumulation of sand and dust, affecting its power generation and ability to wake up from hibernation. The rover was expected to wake up in December 2022 after entering a planned sleep mode in May 2022. The Zhurong had explored the Martian surface for 358 days and travelled for 1,921 metres, far exceeding its original mission time span of three months. The rover was tasked with studying the planet's surface soil and atmosphere, looking for signs of ancient life, including any subsurface water and ice, using a ground-penetrating radar.