And so probably the quietest planetary surface operations outside of Earth's gravity influence ever since the end of Cold War begins.
MCC Beijing probably looks like this - something we 99.9% won't see:
MCC Beijing probably looks like this - something we 99.9% won't see:
https://twitter.com/PRCMarsRover/status/1393238080132247552
Also some notes on what to expect - while Chang'e 3 had a good coverage of its landing on TV, Chang'e 4's safe touchdown wasn't even confirmed until *1.5 hours* after fact. So if nothing was heard for minutes after the leaked time, it could mean *anything*.
And given the coverage on TW-1 is even more quiet than Chang'e 5's so far, I'm not even sure they will talk about Mars rovers in generic terms in early morning local news there.
It might be already excellent if we got one of two Mars photos off the ground in Sol 0.
It might be already excellent if we got one of two Mars photos off the ground in Sol 0.
BTW according to previous reports It'll be another 7 sols before the rover rolls off the lander deck (compared w/ Sol 12 for Spirit, Sol 7 for Opportunity & Sol 2 (!) for Sojourner).
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