Dutch nonprofit Mars One has named 100 people who will remain in the running for a one-way trip to Mars, expected to leave Earth in 2024.

More than 200,000 people applied to die on Mars, 24 will be trained for the mission and four will take the first trip, if all goes according to plan.

This round of eliminations was made after Norbert Kraft, Mars One's chief medical officer, interviewed 660 candidates who said they were ready to leave everything behind to venture to Mars.

The applications were open to anyone over the age of 18, because the organisation believes its greatest need are not the smartest or most-skilled people, but people most dedicated to the cause.