Rosalind Franklin: NASA Mars rover named after pioneer - Who was Rosalind Franklin? THE ROSALIND Franklin rover will explore Mars as part of the next NASA rover mission to the Red Planet. So why was one of the ExoMars Mars rovers named Rosalind Franklin? Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:In Blow to ‘Clean Coal,’ Flawed Plant Will Burn Gas InsteadAngela Merkel Sets Collision Course With Trump Ahead of G20Trilobites: This Beautiful Parasitic Bird Could Soon Turn Up in Your YardHouston, we have a problem' Apollo 13 mission notes up for auctionHumans could live to be 125-YEARS-OLD after experts scrap controversial age-limit theoryTrilobites: Drumming Cockatoos and the Rhythms of Love