Tech Breakdown: Why China's Mars rover lost communication

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It's been more than 100 days since China's Mars rover "Zhurong" stepped on the Red Planet where it has traveled over 1,000 meters and sent back data and footage to help us get to know Mars better.

However, the rover has lost communication with Earth recently. What's happened?

[strongchallenger]

Thank you China for your concise explanation.

[ryank]

The title is misleading. Anyway congrats on the great mission, as a person who love space, I would love to see more out of the world photos from whichever country.

[angelinej]

It's due to solar conjunction and it will be restored in late Oct. 👍😊

[polysporin]

the title should have been. China's rover taking a break during solar conjunction.
The current title sounds like the mission was in trouble, or there was malfunction of rover.

[凡人二哥]

The title was supposed to make the anti chinese happy, well done anyway

[Tjthemedic]

Chinese worker's rights are so good even a Mars rover gets a two-month vacation, lol.

[albertwong]

Thks for this educational video and efforts to explain and make it to the public.

[catonpillow]

Interesting. Quite an informative video.

[mjproebstle]

Glad both craft are ok. Great job reporting and covering the mission! Cheers!!

[calvinkong]

Ok so all the mission staff is giving holiday 1cmonth

[Darkmatter]

Time for self reflection for all of us, including the Rover

[jumsaesiaw]

Very interesting indeed, I was wondering where is my little Zurong these days 😅

[discoverchina]

It's a huge breakthrough for China, a developing nation to land a mars probe on Mars🇨🇳
The communication will be back soon, probably this will disappoint the Kumar bots

[RiXFortuna]

Hello all. I bet China will be the first to build a lunar base and the first to put a man on Mars. If you agree, like this comment! Go China 🇨🇳

[BenjiSun]

the first nation that can put a relay satellite along a perpendicular axis to the earth-sun orbit would have a huge advantage in preventing such a major break in communications with any planetary body obscured by the sun.

[thndrngest]

The rover is on a ‘sleep’ mode to preserve energy and to ensure healthy operation later on.

[HighMojo]

Should change the title to China Mars Rover taking a vacation.

[markkupanu]

The title makes India trolls to dance KUMAR-steps

[csr]

And now is also the time where it's basically impossible to go to Mars

[wesseldejonge]

Amazing, chinese space program is homegrown, unlike international space programs worked with each other, chinese have to figure all the tecniques out themselves, it impressive they not only mastered the technology, but also different type of astrological situations, compliments!