April 15, 2021
NASA has given the name Rafael Navarro Mountain to a hill in Gale Crater on Mars, where the Curiosity rover has been exploring since 2012. Navarro, a mission scientist, died in January 2021 from Covid-19.
Rafael Navarro Mountain, a hill at the base of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater on Mars. Its name honors mission scientist Rafael Navarro-González, who passed away from Covid-19-related complications on January 28, 2021. Image via NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ MSSS.
There’s been a lot of focus this month on NASA’s newest rover on Mars, Perseverance and its adorable sidekick, the Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, whose first flight has now been postponed to no earlier than next week. But meanwhile, the Curiosity rover – which has been on Mars since 2012 – is still busy, exploring the mesas and buttes at the base of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater. And there’s news about the Curiosity mission that strikes closer to home. On April 5, 2021, NASA announced that a craggy hump on Mount
Mars Curiosity team names hill in honour of Mexican scientist who died of COVID-19
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NASA bautiza a montaña en Marte en honor al mexicano Rafael Navarro
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NASA team names Martian hill after Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez
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Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez, an astrobiologist on the Curiosity Mars rover team, passed away January 28, 2021. Among his many accomplishments, he helped lead the team that identified ancient organic compounds on Mars. Photo: Luz Fabiola Aceves Diaz. Image Source: IANS News
Washington, April 6 : The team of scientists and engineers behind NASA s Curiosity rover has named a hill along the rover s path on Mars in honour of recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez.
A craggy hump that stretches 120 meters tall, Rafael Navarro Mountain is located on Mount Sharp in northwest Gale Crater, NASA said on Monday.
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A craggy hump that stretches 120 meters tall, âRafael Navarro Mountainâ is located on Mount Sharp in northwest Gale Crater, NASA said on Monday
The team of scientists and engineers behind NASAâs Curiosity rover has named a hill along the roverâs path on Mars in honour of recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez.
A craggy hump that stretches 120 meters tall, âRafael Navarro Mountainâ is located on Mount Sharp in northwest Gale Crater, NASA said on Monday.
Navarro-Gonzalez died on January 28 from complications related to Covid-19.
A leading astrobiologist in Mexico, he was a co-investigator on the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM), a portable chemistry lab aboard Curiosity that has been sniffing out the chemical makeup of Martian soil, rocks, and air.