Octavia E. Butler Landing

Octavia E. Butler Landing is the 18 February 2021 landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover within Jezero crater on planet Mars. On 5 March 2021, NASA named the site for the renowned American science fiction author, Octavia E. Butler, who died on 24 February 2006. The Mars landing took place nearly 15 years to the day after her death. The coordinates of the landing site on Mars are 18°26′41″N 77°27′03″E / 18.4446°N 77.4509°E (planetocentric).

Octavia E. Butler Landing

Octavia E. Butler Landing is the 18 February 2021 landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover within Jezero crater on planet Mars. On 5 March 2021, NASA named the site for the renowned American science fiction author, Octavia E. Butler, who died on 24 February 2006. The Mars landing took place nearly 15 years to the day after her death. The coordinates of the landing site on Mars are 18°26′41″N 77°27′03″E / 18.4446°N 77.4509°E (planetocentric).