At a ceremony marking the launch of the Space Day of China activities this year, the China National Space Administration and the Chinese Academy of Sciences issued the first global panoramic images of Mars taken by the country's Tianwen 1 mission.
After studying the images and data from Tianwen 1, Chinese scientists have spotted and identified many geological bodies surrounding its landing site and have named 22 of them after Chinese villages/towns (with a population of less than 100 thousand) that are steeped in historical and cultural heritage.
Among geological bodies, Huxiang and Wuxing are of Central China's Henan province. Located in Henan's Zhecheng county, Huxiang town was the first capital of the Chen State (1046-478 BC) during the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC-476 BC). Located in Henan's Puyang city, Wuxing village was a capital of the Wei State (11th century BC-209 BC) during the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC). (Chinese source: Henan Business Daily Translator: He Menghe Proofreader: Jiao Dan)
