List of extraterrestrial memorials
Fallen Astronaut plaque on the Moon
List of extraterrestrial memorials is a list of different types of memorials that are not on Earth.
Mars
- Thomas Mutch Memorial Station, the Viking 1 lander.[1]
- Gerald Soffen Memorial Station, the Viking 2 lander.[2]
- Carl Sagan Memorial Station, Mars Pathfinder base[3]
- Challenger Memorial Station, MER-B landing site area[4]
- Columbia Memorial Station, MER-A landing site area[5]
- Bradbury Landing, Curiosity Rover landing site (August 6, 2012)[6]
- Pennants of Soviet Union on Mars 2 and Mars 3 landers.[7]
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Soviet Craft - Mars (1960-1974)
- ↑ "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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