Public domain
A Candidate Landing Site in Utopia Planitia
From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This image samples the smooth plains within one of the areas being considered for setting down China's lander and rover, expected to launch in 2020. While smooth on large scales, HiRISE reveals small-scale roughness elements, including craters, boulders, and other features. Such hazards may be avoided by using "terminal hazard avoidance," a technology China has demonstrated on the Moon.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA Candidate Landing Site in Utopia Planitia. NASA/JPL, 2020-02-14. Public domain. ID: PIA23739.
