BEIJING — China says it’s ready to become the first country to land and operate a rover on Mars on its first attempt.

北京-中国称他已经准备好成为世界上第一个在首次独立尝试探测火星时就将火星车降落在火星表面的国家。

China’s first ever Mars mission arrived in Mars orbit a few months ago, and is scheduled to release its Mars lander ten days from now. Here are the details:

中国的第一次（独立）火星探索任务在几个月前已经将天问一号发送至火星轨道，并且他们将在接下来的10天内将火星登陆车送到火星表面。以下是详情：
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The Chinese National Space Administration, or CNSA, says its Tianwen-1 orbiter will release its Zhurong Mars rover on 17 May.

中国航空航天局称他们将在5月17日从火星轨道上放下祝融号火星登陆车。

The orbiter arrived in Mars orbit on 24 February, carrying with it the rover and its landing cradle.

携带着登陆器和火星车的轨道探测器已经于今年2月24日抵达火星轨道。

The lander will detach from the orbiter and start to descend into Mars’ thin atmosphere, protected by a heat shield that’s designed to also slow the lander down with its sheer bluntness.

登陆器将会从轨道探测器上分离并进入火星稀薄的大气层，它的外面将会有一个耐高温的保护层，这个保护层不仅会保证它下降过程中与大气的摩擦时不受损坏，同时也会帮助着陆器在着陆前进行减速。

Once the lander slows down enough, a large parachute will open and the heat shield will fall away, exposing the landing cradle.

一旦着陆器减速到一定程度，一个巨大的降落伞将会打开，这个耐高温保护层也会脱落并将包裹在内部的火星车暴露出来。
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The cradle’s landing legs would then deploy and the parachute would detach to let the lander fall freely.

与此同时火星车的降落支架会弹出并且丢弃降落伞从而进行自由的下落。

The CNSA says the lander would then fire a number of rockets to slow its descent, while also keeping the lander in an upright position until it touches down.

中国航空航天局称着陆器将会着陆前开启数个用于减速的反推力火箭，并且同时保证着陆器以正确的姿态最终接触到火星地面。

After touchdown, the lander would deploy a ramp while the rover deploys its sensor arms and solar panels.

在成功着陆后，登陆器将会释放出一个斜坡支架以供火星车离开登陆器，随后火星车将会放出他的传感器并展开太阳能电池板。

If the mission is successful, China would become the first country to land a rover on Mars on its first attempt.

如果一切顺利，中国将成为首次尝试（独立）探索火星时就将火星车成功登陆火星的国家。

The Zhurong rover is carrying six pieces of scientific equipment. After landing, it would survey the surroundings to study Martian soil, geomorphology and atmosphere. It would also look for signs of subsurface water ice

祝融号携带了6件科学研所需要的装备。在着陆后，它将会开始在它着陆点的周围进行对火星土壤、地貌、大气层的多项研究，同时它也会尝试寻找火星的地下水。