Bradbury is a crater on Mars named after the American science fiction writer Ray Douglas Bradbury [1] by the International Astronomical Union on October 15, 2015, where the Curiosyty rover will subsequently land . As director of the MSL science program, Michael Mayer, said:
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 In the photo: Map of Mars, in the lower right corner, you can observe the Bradbury Crater | |
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“Today we have a mobile astrobiological laboratory on the surface of Mars. Today is the 92nd birthday of the great writer if he lived to see this day. He did much to develop our desire to study space and was the first to introduce the possibility of life on Mars. Starting today, the Curiosity landing site will be named after Bradbury landing. ” [2]
| Location: Mars | Coordinates: 3.1 ° 2.06 ° 86.34 ° 85.26 ° | Russian name: Bradbury | English name: Bradbury | Naming Date: October 15, 2015 |
Notes
- ↑ Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Bradbury on Mars . Date of treatment August 7, 2017.
- ↑ Curiosity's landing site was named after Bradbury, told NASA . RIA Novosti (August 22, 2012). Date of treatment August 7, 2017.