Buried palaeo-polygonal terrain detected underneath Utopia Planitia on Mars by the Zhurong radar

L Zhang, C Li, J Zhang, B Zhou, YYS Zhao, Y Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
As the largest basin on Mars, Utopia Planitia has both experienced and recorded variations
of the Martian palaeoclimate. Layered subsurface structures have been identified by ground …

Recent aqueous activity on Mars evidenced by transverse aeolian ridges in the Zhurong exploration region of Utopia Planitia

J Wang, J Zhao, L Xiao, S Peng… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous activities on Mars have gradually declined since the Noachian (> 3.7 Ga). Although
water can be stored in the subsurface during the latest epochs, geomorphological evidence …

In situ analysis of surface composition and meteorology at the Zhurong landing site on Mars

YYS Zhao, J Yu, G Wei, L Pan, X Liu, Y Lin… - National Science …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The Zhurong rover of the Tianwen-1 mission landed in southern Utopia Planitia, providing a
unique window into the evolutionary history of the Martian lowlands. During its first 110 sols …

Water Ice and Possible Habitability in the Landing Area of Tianwen-1 Mission

C Jiang, C Ding, Y Su, S Xing, J Li, S Dai - Space Science Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Tianwen-1 mission, marking China's inaugural venture into Mars exploration,
successfully deployed the Zhurong rover on Utopia Planitia. This review primarily focuses on …

The Dielectric Properties of Martian Regolith at the Tianwen‐1 Landing Site

L Zhang, Y Xu, R Liu, R Chen… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mars' surface is characterized by a weathered layer of regolith and exposed rock exposures
that are the results of long‐term geological processes. The Mars Rover Penetrating Radar …

Progress and prospects for research on Martian topographic features and typical landform identification

D Liu, W Cheng - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The study of Martian surface topography is important for understanding the geological
evolution of Mars and revealing the spatial differentiation of the Martian landscape …

Orbital and in situ observation of transverse aeolian ridges at Zhurong landing site

J Liu, Y Liu, W Wan, X Zhou, Z Zhao… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A large amount of transverse aeolian ridges (TARs) bedforms exist in the Zhurong rover
landing region. The acquisition of high‐resolution data from the orbiter and the rover from …

AiTARs-Net: A novel network for detecting arbitrary-oriented transverse aeolian ridges from Tianwen-1 HiRIC images

Z Cao, Z Kang, T Hu, Z Yang, D Chen, X Ren… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transverse aeolian ridges (TARs) are enigmatic landforms found across Mars, whose
formation mechanism remains largely unknown. China's Tianwen-1 mission, which landed …

Terrain classification and rock abundance analysis at Utopia Planitia using Zhurong image data based on deep learning algorithms

Y Shen, D Pan, H Cao, B Yuan, Y Jia, L He… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The complexity of image scene information presents challenges for the trafficability
assessment and path planning of Mars rovers. To ensure the operational safety of Mars …

Multiple evolution modes of Megaripples in the Qaidam Basin and implications for ripple‐like Aeolian landforms on Mars

C Li, Z Zhang, L Yu, G Chen, J Yang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aeolian landforms provide valuable insights into the planetary surface environment and its
evolutionary history. In this study, the formation and evolution of megaripples in the Qaidam …