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As the Earth's neighbour, Mars has a similar environment to the Earth. For years, scientists try their best to study Mars and hope to live (1) it one day. So China has named the nation's first Mars rover(火星车) Zhurong and sent it on Mars (2)(successful) in May 2021. For all of us, Zhurong is a well-suited name.
In an ancient Chinese story, Zhu Rong had the face of a man and the body of an animal. He (3)(ride) on two dragons. When he had a big fight with Gong Gong, the God of water, Zhu Rong won. But after (4) fight, the human world came into complete dark. Then he brought fire from heaven to the world.
"Zhu Rong is considered as the (5)(early) God of Fire in traditional Chinese culture," a space official said. "The name Zhurong has an (6)(usual) meaning. It stands for light and hope for space exploration in our country. It also means to guide (7)(human) to continue exploration."
(8) leaving the Earth, Zhurong circled Mars for several months and landed on it in May. In recent years, our country has sent up the (9)(world) first quantum satellite(量子卫星). And Chang'e-4 has made a soft landing on the Moon. So far, we (10)(make) great progress in space technology and have finished building our own space station.