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Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return spacecraft

Tianwen-3 is China's planned Mars sample-return spacecraft family, intended to collect Martian surface samples and return them to Earth in a multi-spacecraft campaign.

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Aliases
Tianwen 3Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission天问三号
Family Name
Tianwen-3
Full Name
Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return spacecraft
Roles
interplanetary_probesample_return
Status
development
Type
spacecraft

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Description
Tianwen-3 is China's planned Mars sample-return spacecraft family, intended to collect Martian surface samples and return them to Earth in a multi-spacecraft campaign.

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Creation Time
August 6, 2026 at 15:36:17 UTC
Updated Time
August 6, 2026 at 15:36:17 UTC