List of extraterrestrial memorials
List of extraterrestrial memorials is a list of different types of memorials that are not on Earth.
Mars
Several landing sites have been named, either the spacecraft itself or the landing site:
- Pennants of Soviet Union on Mars 2 and Mars 3 landers (1971).[1]
- Thomas Mutch Memorial Station, the Viking 1 lander (1976).[2]
- Gerald Soffen Memorial Station, the Viking 2 lander (1976).[3]
- Carl Sagan Memorial Station, Mars Pathfinder (Sojourner) base (1997).[4]
- Challenger Memorial Station, MER-B (Opportunity) landing site area (2004).[5]
- Columbia Memorial Station, MER-A (Spirit) landing site area (2004).[6]
- Green Valley, the Phoenix lander (2008).
- Bradbury Landing, Curiosity Rover landing site (August 6, 2012).[7] (Note: Due to the nature of the landing system, there is no actual space hardware at the touchdown location of Bradbury Landing, see Curiosity (rover))
Interactive image map of the global topography of Mars, overlain with locations of Mars Memorial sites. Hover your mouse over the image to see the names of over 60 prominent geographic features, and click to link to them. Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. Whites and browns indicate the highest elevations (+12 to +8 km); followed by pinks and reds (+8 to +3 km); yellow is 0 km; greens and blues are lower elevations (down to −8 km). Axes are latitude and longitude; Polar regions are noted. (See also: Mars map; Mars Rovers map; Mars Memorials list)
( Named • Debris • Lost )
The Moon
- Fallen Astronaut, is a lunar plaque for lives lost in space exploration.[8]
- Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 each left a plaque and flag at their landing sites.
- Pennants of the Soviet Union on Luna 2 impactor[9]
Titan
Other
- Manfred Memorial Moon Mission (lunar flyby and Earth orbit)
References
- ^ Soviet Craft - Mars (1960-1974)
- ^ NSSDC - Viking 1 lander
- ^ NSSDC - Viking 2 lander
- ^ NSSDC - Mars Pathfinder
- ^ NASA - Space Shuttle Challenger Crew Memorialized on Mars
- ^ NASA - Space Shuttle Columbia Crew Memorialized on Mars
- ^ "Curiosity Landing Site Named for Ray Bradbury". NASA. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Sculpture, Fallen Astronaut". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Soviet Craft - Luna (1958-1976)
- ^ ESA - Huygens landing site to be named after Hubert Curien
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