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Bradbury Landing

Bradbury Landing proper noun: an area approximately 140 square kilometers (54 sq mi) at 4.5895°S 137.4417°E on the planet Mars, located in Gale Crater.

Proper noun

Bradbury Landing

  1. An area approximately 140 square kilometers (54 sq mi) at 4.5895°S 137.4417°E on the planet Mars, located in Gale Crater.

Origin of Bradbury Landing

From Bradbury + landing. Named on August 22, 2012, by NASA in honor of writer Ray Bradbury. Landing because it was the landing site of the Curiosity rover some two weeks earlier.

Questions about Bradbury Landing

What does Bradbury Landing mean?
Bradbury Landing means an area approximately 140 square kilometers (54 sq mi) at 4.5895°S 137.4417°E on the planet Mars, located in Gale Crater.
What part of speech is Bradbury Landing?
Bradbury Landing is a proper noun.

Words near Bradbury Landing in the dictionary

  1. Bradburian
  2. Bradburn
  3. Bradburns
  4. Bradbury
  5. Bradbury and the Isle
  6. Bradbury Landing
  7. Bradburyan
  8. Bradburyesque
  9. Bradburyian
  10. Bradburyish
  11. Bradburys

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