China probe lands on Mars: state media


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China's "Zhurong" rover successfully landed on Mars Saturday, state media reported, a triumph for Beijing's increasingly bold space ambitions. The probe made the treacherous landing after what is known as the "seven minutes of terror" -- a descent through the Martian air that has thwarted several previous attempts to land by international missions. burs-apj/je