NASA names Perseverance rover's Mars touchdown site 'Octavia E. Butler Landing'

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The Perseverance rover's Red Planet touchdown site has been renamed for Octavia E. Butler, the noted African American science fiction author.

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[Greatunklbil]

Thanks for letting me join!
I am wondering why the Mars landing site was named for an author vs someone that actually contributed to the space program?
Specifically, Katherine Johnson, or any & all of the "Hidden Figures"?