在江苏南京举行的2021年中国航天日启动暨中国航天大会开幕仪式上，国家航天局正式公布我国首辆火星车命名为“祝融”，全称“祝融号”。

 

Zhurong is the god of fire in ancient Chinese mythology¹. Literally², Zhu (meaning wish) expresses the good wishes for humankind's exploration of the universe. Rong (meaning integration³ and cooperation) reflects China's vision of the peaceful use of space and the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.

祝融是中国上古神话中的火神。“祝”，表达了对人类踏进星辰大海的美好祝愿，“融”，体现融合、协作，表达中国人和平利用太空、增进人类福祉的格局和愿景。

 

Fire brought warmth and brightness to the ancestors of humankind, and fire lit up human civilization. The naming is intended to represent the rover's symbolic⁴ task to ignite the hope of China's inter-planetary exploration, encourage humanity's relentless⁵ adventure into the immense universe, and urge mankind to keep pursuing self-transcendence

火的应用促进了人类文明的发展，驱散黑暗、带来温暖。将首辆火星车命名为祝融号，寓意点燃我国行星际探测的火种，指引人类对浩瀚星空、宇宙未知的接续探索和自我超越。

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