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Where is Utopia Planitia?

Utopia Planitia (loosely, the plain of paradise) is the largest recognized impact basin on Mars, with an estimated diameter of 3300 km – The Martian region where the Viking 2 lander touched down and began exploring on September 3, 1976._x000D_

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_x000D_The Chinese Zhurong rover touched down on Utopia Planitia on 14 May 2021 as a part of the Tianwen-1 mission. The lander will deploy the rover on 22 May 2021. Its height is about 1.85 m (6.1 ft), and it has a mass of about 240 kg (530 lb). After the planned rover deployment, the orbiter would serve as a telecommunications relay for the rover while conducting its orbital observations of Mars.

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