Mars Rover Landing Site Named After Octavia Butler #SciFi #NASA #Perserverance
Science fiction inspires countless children to grow up and become scientists. Scientists get to discover and name things. This is a beatiful cycle.
Via Gizmodo:
That magical spot in Jezero crater where NASA’s Perseverance rover made its historic landing last month has been named “Octavia E. Butler Landing” in honor of the late sci-fi author.
“I can think of no better person to mark this historic landing site than Octavia E. Butler, who not only grew up next door to JPL [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory] in Pasadena, but she also inspired millions with her visions of a science-based future,” Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, said in a NASA release.
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