The name selection for China’s first Mars rover has been announced. After the preliminary review, the ten names are all quite meaningful. Each name has its own “supporters”. My favorite is the name “Zhurong”. . Zhu Rong is the famous "God of Fire" and "God of Kitchen" in ancient Chinese mythology. He has similarities with the Mars exploration mission. He has both cultural heritage and a very nice and meaningful name.
The China National Space Administration and the Aerospace Engineering Center announced that the preliminary review of the global naming campaign for China’s first Mars rover has ended on January 18, and 10 names have been confirmed as the names of China’s first Mars rover. The naming ranges are: Hongyi, Qilin, Nezha, Chitu, Zhurong, Qiusuo, Hot Wheels, Dream Chaser, Tianxing, and Xinghuo. The first phase of the naming activity was from July 24 to August 16, 2020. After sorting by the staff, it was confirmed that 39,808 valid nominations were received, close to 40,000. It can be seen that people from all over the world are very enthusiastic about naming. . After the first stage of voting, the top three names will be selected by the judges and the top three names will be selected based on the public voting scores. The three names will be submitted for approval and will be used to land the Tianwen-1 probe on Mars. The final name of the first Mars rover was announced before. A new round of voting, that is, the public vote for the top three will start at 12:00 on January 20, 2021 and end at 24:00 on February 28, 2021. According to the China Space Administration's plan, the "Tianwen-1" probe will enter orbit around February 10 and become a satellite for exploring Mars.
Among the top ten names selected by this family background voting, each name has a special meaning. Currently, the most popular ones are "Nezha", "Zhurong" and "Xinghuo". ?Nezha? is based on the appearance of a Chinese mythological character. People who like Chinese culture like this eccentric character. ?My destiny is determined by my destiny? I cannot help but express my own ambitions. ?Zhu Rong? is also a legendary figure in our country. He is a representative figure of ?fire? in metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Zhu Rong is highly respected by the people in the legend, and is respectfully called the "God of Fire". He has the same purpose and echoes the mission of exploring Mars. "Spark" shows the development of China's aerospace industry, from scratch, from weak to strong. A single spark can start a prairie fire, showing the beautiful ideal of continuous development and growth. Among them, my favorite name is "Zhurong". It not only sounds beautiful, but also has cultural heritage and corresponding meanings. No matter which name is finally chosen, it is of great significance and is an important step in the history of China and even mankind's exploration of Mars.
There have been many beautiful and romantic names in the development of China's aerospace industry, from the first generation of "Dongfanghong", "Shenzhou" to the sky, "Chang'e" and "Jade Rabbit" flying together to the moon, "Beidou" asking for directions. , and "Wukong" with blazing eyes and understanding of space. Each name bears witness to the beautiful yearning of the Chinese people and astronauts for China's aerospace industry, and is of great significance.
Although Mars is very far away from the earth, it is the most lovesick to the good earth in the solar system. It has similar changes in the four seasons of the year as the Earth. The rotation period is 24 hours and 37 minutes. A day on Mars is almost the same as that on the Earth. Since 1960, humans have organized 46 exploration missions to Mars, almost throughout the history of human spaceflight. I hope that this Mars exploration can bring us more information about Mars. Human beings continue to explore the universe and innovate and progress. This is the spirit that we are born to keep moving forward as human beings!