What was the name of China's first Mars exploration mission on April 24th, 2020?

On April 24th, 2020, China's first Mars exploration mission was named Tian Wen-1. On April 24th, the National Space Administration announced at the launching ceremony of China Aerospace Day in 2020 that the planetary exploration mission in China was named Tian Wen series, the first Mars exploration mission was named Tian Wen-1, and the subsequent planetary missions were numbered in turn.

This name comes from Qu Yuan's long poem Tian Wen, which expresses the tenacity and persistence of the Chinese nation in pursuing truth. The mission symbol, which symbolizes the nine-day mission, shows the unique image of the letter C, which embodies multiple meanings and shows the concept of China's space open cooperation.

Introduction to Mars Exploration

In the future, China will carry out deep space exploration, explore the solar system, Mars, asteroids and so on, and explore the information of extraterrestrial life. The mission of Mars exploration mainly includes exploring the information of life activities on Mars, including whether there is life on Mars in the past and now, the conditions and environment of life on Mars, and exploring the origin of life and extraterrestrial life.

The scientific research of Mars itself will include the detection of Martian magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, as well as environmental science, including the topography, geomorphological characteristics and zoning of Mars, the composition and distribution of Martian surface materials, geological characteristics and structural zoning; For the internal structure and composition of Mars, the origin and evolution of Mars will also be further studied and explored.

Ouyang Ziyuan said that under the overall goal of serving the sustainable development of human society, the long-term transformation of Mars and the possibility of a large number of immigrants establishing human second habitat in the future will be discussed. According to the current plan, the exploration of Mars will combine orbiter and rover. It is planned to realize Mars landing patrol in 2020 and Mars sampling return in 2030.