See
http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/05/24/csi-mars/.
Why was this place where the wheel of the Rover scratched the surface named after the softball player Gertrude Weise. What is the connection?
2007-07-24 00:57:52 · 2 answers · asked by parodister 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Somebody is a sports fan. Martian landmarks have also been named after Kay Blumetta and Muriel Bevis who played in the same league.
2007-07-25 10:56:51 · answer #1 · answered by Menehune 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"When space probes have landed on Mars, individual small features such as rocks, dunes, and hollows have often been given informal names. Many of these are frivolous: features have been named after ice cream (such as Cookies N Cream); cartoon characters (such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick); and 70s musicians (such as ABBA, the Bee Gees and Engelbert Humperdinck)."
2007-07-24 08:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by Nell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋