事实上，仅仅是安全地在火星表面着陆就已经算是成功了，因为这颗红色的行星经常吞噬掉太空探测器。
Indeed, just landing safely on Mars has to be considered a success, since the red planet has a way of devouring space missions.
“隼鸟”在日本语中意指猎鹰，以其命名的探测器在2005年降落在形状不规则的小行星“系川”上，科学家打算令其采集一小块小行星物质样本。
Hayabusa, which means falcon in Japanese, landed on the irregularly shaped asteroid in 2005 and scientists think it managed to pick up a small sample of material.
中国的第一个行星探测器，“萤火虫1号”微型轨道飞行器，也将搭载在“火卫一步兵”上飞往火星。
China's first planetary probe, the tiny Yinghuo 1 orbiter, will also hitch a ride to Mars with Phobos-Grunt.
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