217K views · 5.2K reactions | China has successfully launched a #Mars probe, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, and taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system. #Tianwen1 | China Xinhua News | Facebook

1M views · 5.3K reactions | The fourth Long March-5 rocket, to be used to launch China's first Mars exploration mission, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Friday. The planned launch of the carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y4, is set for late July or early August, according to China National Space Administration. | CGTN | Facebook

724K views · 25K reactions | An ambitious mission to a very special landing site: our Perseverance rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth, and help pave the way for human exploration. go.nasa.gov/3f6Pd1o #CountdownToMars | NASA Mars | Facebook

43K views · 682 reactions | NASA's mission controllers are hoping to confirm the Perseverance rover's landing on the surface of Mars at 3:55 p.m. ET on Thursday. Mariek Schmidt of Brock University is part of a team investigating Martian soil chemistry using an instrument called PIXL. | CBC News | Facebook