"China's Tianwen-1 Probe Captures Stunning Photos of Massive Mars Dust Storm"

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China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter captured images of a massive dust storm near Olympus Mons, the solar system's largest mountain, using its MoRIC camera. The mission, which also included the Zhurong rover, successfully landed on Mars in May 2021 but has since lost contact, likely due to excessive dust covering its solar arrays. The orbiter's images are being used by a Chinese research team to study sand and dust storms on Mars, and the mission's success has contributed to the growing interest in China's space exploration efforts.
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