Positions of Tianwen-1 from 31 October 2020 to 25 January 2021 (IMAGE)

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Positions of Tianwen-1 from 31 October 2020 to 25 January 2021

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The blue, black, and red dots denote positions of Earth, Tianwen-1, and Mars in the HAE coordinate system, respectively. The gaps in the Tianwen-1’s orbit indicates no solar wind observations. Small arrows mark the motion directions. The unit in each axis is the astronomical unit (AU), equal to the average distance between Earth and the Sun.

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