In honor of his birthday and the 40th anniversary of "Give Peace A Chance" and the famed Bed-Ins For Peace, a crater on the Moon has been named for musician and peace activist John Lennon.
The news was announced simultaneously on the ImaginePeace.com and Lunar Geographic Society websites. ImaginePeace.com is the official website of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and serves as the vehicle for her continued anti-war efforts in the spirit of her late husband.
According to the official press release:
The crater, which is located in the Moon’s Lacus Somniorum (“Lake of Dreams”) district, has been given the honorary designation as the John Lennon Peace Crater on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Mr. Lennon’s birth.
Forty years ago, in March 1969, Mr. Lennon and his wife, the artist Yoko Ono, staged their first “Bed-In For Peace” in Amsterdam. The event was followed in June of the same year by a second “Bed-In” in Montréal, during which Mr. Lennon composed and recorded the anthem “Give Peace A Chance.”
The John Lennon Peace Crater is part of the Daniell crater group, named for John Frederic Daniell (1790-1845), a London-born physicist, meteorologist and professor of chemistry. It is the largest of three satellite craters to Daniell, and rests in the heart of the Moon’s magnificent Lake of Dreams.
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Saturday, September 19
Crater Near Apollo 11 Site Named For Walter Cronkite
The Lunar Foundation, in conjunction with the Lunar Republic Society, has announced that a crater near the Apollo 11 landing site on the Moon has been named in honor of fabled CBS Evening News anchor and space enthusiast Walter Cronkite.
The crater, previously designated as Sabine C, is located in the southern Sea of Tranquility. It is adjacent to craters previously named for the Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Details and more from Media:Luna...
The crater, previously designated as Sabine C, is located in the southern Sea of Tranquility. It is adjacent to craters previously named for the Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Details and more from Media:Luna...
Sunday, July 12
Lunar Plot Sales Soar On Jacko News
From Media:Luna --
Spurred on by news that Michael Jackson owned a significant plot of land on the moon, his fans have begun buying up their own properties in the lunar Lake of Dreams.
Jackson, whose death on June 25 prompted the naming of a moon crater in his honor, owned a contiguous 1,200-acre parcel in the Lake of Dreams. The property is expected to go in equal portions to his three children, Prince Michael Jackson I (b. 1997), Paris Michael Katherine Jackson (b. 1998), and Prince Michael Jackson II (b. 2002), in accordance with his will.
Sales of Lake of Dreams parcels have always been steady, but Jackson's tragic passing has led to a noticeable "land rush" in the past week from those seeking to be his celestial neighbor.
Link: The Moon's Lake of Dreams
Spurred on by news that Michael Jackson owned a significant plot of land on the moon, his fans have begun buying up their own properties in the lunar Lake of Dreams.
Jackson, whose death on June 25 prompted the naming of a moon crater in his honor, owned a contiguous 1,200-acre parcel in the Lake of Dreams. The property is expected to go in equal portions to his three children, Prince Michael Jackson I (b. 1997), Paris Michael Katherine Jackson (b. 1998), and Prince Michael Jackson II (b. 2002), in accordance with his will.
Sales of Lake of Dreams parcels have always been steady, but Jackson's tragic passing has led to a noticeable "land rush" in the past week from those seeking to be his celestial neighbor.
Link: The Moon's Lake of Dreams
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