How and why NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars NASAJPL
NASA's Perseverance rover is currently investigating rock outcrops alongside the rim of Mars's Belva Crater. Some 2,300 miles away, NASA's Curiosity rover recently drilled a sample at a location called"Ubajara." The crater bears an official name; the drill location is identified by a nickname, hence the quotation marks.
Just how scientists come up with the identifiers has evolved since the early days, 25 years ago, when they used cartoon character names. Here's a closer look. This map shows all the quadrant themes for NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently in the Roraima quadrant seen at the bottom. The red oval indicates the landing ellipse where the rover was targeted to touch down in 2012. The yellow-tinted quadrants are areas the rover has driven through since then. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS-Flagstaff/University of ArizonaEarly Mars missions sometimes took a whimsical route with nicknames, even using cartoon character names.
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