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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.