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China Releases First Panoramic Images of Mars

Two Geological Bodies Named After Henan Places

中国绘制火星全球影像图首次发布 火星上有俩河南地名

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.

在2023年“中国航天日”主场活动启动仪式上，国家航天局和中国科学院联合发布了中国首次火星探测火星全球影像图。

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.

科学研究团队通过火星高分影像，识别了着陆点附近大量的地理实体，国际天文联合会根据相关规则，将其中的22个地理实体，以中国人口数小于10万的历史文化名村名镇加以命名，将中国标识永久刻印在火星大地。

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).

其中“胡襄”“五星”两地来自河南。胡襄镇为春秋时陈国开国之都所在，位于今河南省柘城县。五星乡为战国时卫国都城帝丘遗址所在地，位于今河南省濮阳市。（中文来源/河南商报 编译/赵汉青 何蒙贺 审校/焦丹）

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