China's fixed-wing aircraft completes aerial exploration mission in Antarctica(1/3)

China's first fixed-wing aircraft for polar flight Snow Eagle 601 completed its mission to explore key areas above the East Antarctica Ice Sheet. File photo shows China's first fixed-wing aircraft for polar flight Snow Eagle 601 lands at the Kunlun Station at about 4,000 meters above the sea level near Dome A, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2019 shows Snow Eagle 601, conducted large-scale air-borne radar, gravity and magnetic observations at the Amery Ice Shelf. (Photo/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2019 shows a Chinese researcher, with the help of Snow Eagle 601, collected data at the Ice Divide of East Antarctica. (Photo/Xinhua)