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Martian Crater Named for George Pál 
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According to a new announcement from the USGS, a crater on Mars has been named for George Pál.

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Pál produced some of the best-remembered science fiction movies, including the Heinlein-scripted Destination Moon, The Time Machine, and the film that gives him a Martian connection, War of the Worlds.

Heinlein received this honor in 1994 when a crater 88 kilometers in diameter was named for him:


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