Mars is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Ukraine, in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion,

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. T ...

. It belongs to Semenivka urban hromada, one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine. The population is 5 persons; in the early 2000s 30 persons lived in the village. Until 18 July 2020, Mars belonged to Semenivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Semenivka Raion was merged into Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion.

Name

In 1924, when the planet Mars was in

opposition Opposition may refer to: Arts and media * ''Opposition'' (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars * The Opposition (band), a London post-punk band * ''The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'', a late-night television series on Comed ...

to Earth, the Soviet government decided to give the name "Mars" to this village.

Population

In the USSR it had a population of 265. By 1995 the total population had decreased and was only 46 people. In the early 2000s this number reduced again to 30, in 2018 to 6, and in 2019 to 5, the members of two families.

Tesla photo

On 1 February 2019, a journalist from Ukrainian ''Pravda'' with support from the Ukrainian company «Electrocars» visited the village of Mars with a

Tesla Model S The Tesla Model S is a Battery electric vehicle, battery-powered liftback car serving as the flagship model of Tesla, Inc. The Model S features a dual-motor, all-wheel drive layout, although earlier versions of the Model S featured a rear-moto ...

. They took a picture of the Model S showing the village's name Mars and tagged with the name of

Elon Musk Elon Reeve Musk ( ; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc.; founder of The Bori ...

. They joked that this was the first to reach

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...

(Ilon Musk launched his Tesla Roadster to Mars, but car didn't reach the planet).Бджоли, вовки, Ілон Маск. Як виживає українське село Марс
Євген Руденко, Ельдар Сарахман, Українська правда, 7 лютого 2019 Musk answered: "Whoa cool."Ілон Маск назвав чернігівське село Марс крутим
Час Чернігівський, 2 лютого 2019

References

External links

* {{coord, 52, 09, 31, N, 32, 44, 20, E, type:city_region:UA, display=title Villages in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion