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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

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.

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Bradbury Landing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradbury%20Landing

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“Bradbury Landing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradbury%20Landing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bradbury Landing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradbury%20Landing.

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