# Zhurong Rover: robot model

Canonical ID: `88497e12-ad13-4e28-95d9-088e78deb92e`

**Lifecycle:** discontinued. The product or service is no longer actively pursued by the maker.

- **Slug:** zhurong-rover
- **Form factor:** space
- **Maturity stage:** research
- **Lifecycle:** discontinued
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

- **role:** Mars rover
- **landed:** 2021-05-14
- **status:** presumed lost since 2022-2023 hibernation
- **autonomy:** ground-commanded (twin-rover path rehearsal); autonomous hazard avoidance not documented

## Deployments

- [zhurong-mars-utopia-planitia](/deployments/zhurong-mars-utopia-planitia.md) at Mars (id: `f691e13a-18e9-4796-a6b5-e01e394d22da`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Zhurong Rover?

China's first Mars rover (Tianwen-1; landed Utopia Planitia 2021-05-14, drove off 2021-05-22). Operated by ground command with twin-rover path rehearsal on Earth; no autonomous hazard-avoidance system is documented in available sources (verified-vs-claimed: do not overstate as autonomous). Entered planned hibernation 2022-05-18 and never re-established contact (solar-panel dust suspected); presumed lost.

### Who makes Zhurong Rover?

Zhurong Rover is made by China National Space Administration, based in Beijing, China, founded in 1993.

### Where is Zhurong Rover deployed?

1 verified deployment of Zhurong Rover is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Mars.

### What is Zhurong Rover's maturity stage?

Zhurong Rover is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

### Is Zhurong Rover still being made?

Zhurong Rover is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhurong_(rover)
2. https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/tianwen-1

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