SPACE FACT FRIDAY! The Mars Perseverance team is working closely with leaders of the Navajo Nation to name several features found on the red planet. This light-coloured rock on the right is named Máaz, the Navajo word for Mars. #CountdownToMars 📸: NASA/JPL-Caltech pic.twitter.com/jaoImtDmnn — Space Store (@SpaceStoreUK) March 12, 2021
SPACE FACT FRIDAY! The Mars Perseverance team is working closely with leaders of the Navajo Nation to name several features found on the red planet. This light-coloured rock on the right is named Máaz, the Navajo word for Mars. #CountdownToMars 📸: NASA/JPL-Caltech pic.twitter.com/jaoImtDmnn
Welcome to “Máaz.” My team is working with the Navajo Nation and @NNPrezNez, who are sharing their language to help us informally name features I’m exploring on Mars, like: tsé łichíí (red rock) yéigo (diligence) séítah (amongst the sand) Learn more: https://t.co/lqy0K1zz6N pic.twitter.com/B50gfRNR3D — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) March 11, 2021
Welcome to “Máaz.” My team is working with the Navajo Nation and @NNPrezNez, who are sharing their language to help us informally name features I’m exploring on Mars, like: tsé łichíí (red rock) yéigo (diligence) séítah (amongst the sand) Learn more: https://t.co/lqy0K1zz6N pic.twitter.com/B50gfRNR3D