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NASA is naming the rocks and clays on Mars in the Navajo language

According to NASA, Perseverance Rover’s team, in collaboration with Navajo Nation, has been naming features of scientific interest with words in the language. And it includes a rock called “Máz”, which is the Navajo word for “Mars”. It is common for NASA missions to assign unofficial names to landmarks to …

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