Generally, they are named after people who have made contributions to astronomical exploration. For example, the American detectors that explore Jupiter and Io, 2, 3, and 4 are named "Galileo Space Probe" ( Galileo was an Italian astrophysicist).
I think it is more appropriate for us to use "Fire Dragon One", because the dragon is originally the totem of our Chinese nation, and Mars has the word "fire", and it is the first time to explore Mars, so I feel that using "Fire Dragon One" "No." is more appropriate.
In fact, our country has a failed Mars probe: Firefly 1. Firefly 1 is the first Mars probe in China’s Mars exploration plan. On November 8, 2011, "Yinghuo 1" was launched aboard Russia's Forbes sample return probe and began its exploration and research on Mars. On November 9, Russia announced that the Forbes-Soil Mars probe had failed to change orbit. Affected by this, Tong Xudong, director of the Manned Space Engineering Office of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said that there will be no new actions within two n. Yinghuo 1 was launched together with Russia's sample return probe to begin exploration and research on Mars.
The main scientific detection goal of "Yinghuo 1" is to detect the changes in the space magnetic field, ionosphere and particle distribution of Mars, as well as the ion escape rate of the Martian atmosphere. In addition, the Martian topography, dust storms, and gravity field near the Martian equator will also be detected. Of course, Firefly 1 is only a small detector, and subsequent national developments will lead to larger detectors, perhaps with new names.
I think the naming of the lunar probe is very appropriate, not only in line with Chinese culture, but also in line with China's yearning for "this month". The naming of "Tiangong" and "Tianzhou" also made the Chinese extremely excited. But what exactly is the name of the Mars probe? If you name it "Yinghuo (Fire)", the ancient Chinese believed this to be an ominous "omen". Although this is a feudal superstition and is not a cause for concern, it is still difficult for everyone to accept this name. We know that in Chinese mythology, there are relatively few fire-related stories, and among these few, there are even fewer myths with positive and auspicious meanings. There is only one story about "The Suiren clan drilled wood to make fire", which brings light to people. Bright, so I think the Mars probe should be named "Suirenshi 1".