Tian Wen 1 has flown 654.38+600 million kilometers. What is the significance of human exploration of Mars?

Tianwen-1 is a Mars probe independently designed and developed by China. It was successfully launched on July 23, and was directly sent into the ground fire transfer orbit by the Long March 5 carrier rocket. During the flight, it has successfully completed the work of taking photos of the earth and the moon, correcting the orbit twice and self-checking the load.

The word "Tian Wen" comes from Qu Yuan's poem "Tian Wen". This is a long poem written by Qu Yuan, a famous patriotic poet in the Warring States Period. This poem, from natural phenomena such as the separation of heaven and earth, the change of yin and yang, the sun, the moon and the stars, to historical stories such as myths and legends, the fierce and stubborn sages, and the rise and fall of chaos, shows the author's bold questioning and truth-seeking spirit towards some traditional concepts and has a strong Taoist color.

China named the first Mars probe "Tian Wen-1", as the name implies, which shows China's desire and will to explore space and develop science.

So, what is the significance of human exploration of Mars?

First of all, let's look at Qu Yuan's poem: "Is the sun and the moon safe? Li Xing Chen An? " It can be seen that human beings, as an animal with thinking and creative ability, have had the traditional habit of thinking about the source and operation law of the sun, moon and stars since ancient times. We are in the universe, what is the surrounding cosmic environment, and what is the operating law? We humans should find out, right?

Secondly, exploring space is a demonstration of a country's scientific and technological strength. As one of the few countries in the world that have the ability to explore space, China has the responsibility and reason to make due contributions to the exploration of space and the development of science. We are not showing off, let alone showing off. We are developing technology in a down-to-earth way. From the practice of exploring space at home and abroad, every exploration of space brings about scientific and technological progress. We have more reason to explore.

Third, Mars and Mercury are relatively close to the Earth in the solar system and the universe. Exploring Mercury or Mars is our first stop in space. Moreover, human beings have always suspected that there is life on other planets, and detecting these planets can give us some answers.