Cincinnati penguins named as a tribute to NASA’s Mars landing

Photo of Mars & Rover courtesy of Cincinnati Zoo. Photo of Mars & Rover courtesy of Cincinnati Zoo.

By WHIO Staff

CINCINNATI — Two penguins at the Cincinnati Zoo were named as a tribute to NASA.

Mars and Rover are 4-week old blue penguin chicks.

The Cincinnati Zoo named the pair as a tribute to NASA’s successful Mars landing, they stated in a Facebook post Saturday.