<P> The word Sojourner first appeared in print in the first Bible printed by Gutenberg in 1454 - 1455 . It specifically deals with the travels of Abraham . It is found in the first chapter of Genesis . It means `` traveler '' , and was selected in an essay contest won by Vallery Ambroise , a 12 - year - old from U.S. state of Connecticut . It is named for abolitionist and women 's rights activist Sojourner Truth . The second - place prize went to Deepti Rohatgi , 18 , of Rockville , MD , who proposed Marie Curie , a Nobel Prize - winning Polish chemist . Third place went to Adam Sheedy , 16 , of Round Rock , TX , who chose Judith Resnik , a United States ' astronaut and shuttle crew - member . The rover was also known as Microrover Flight Experiment abbreviated MFEX . </P>
<P> The word Sojourner first appeared in print in the first Bible printed by Gutenberg in 1454 - 1455 . It specifically deals with the travels of Abraham . It is found in the first chapter of Genesis . It means `` traveler '' , and was selected in an essay contest won by Vallery Ambroise , a 12 - year - old from U.S. state of Connecticut . It is named for abolitionist and women 's rights activist Sojourner Truth . The second - place prize went to Deepti Rohatgi , 18 , of Rockville , MD , who proposed Marie Curie , a Nobel Prize - winning Polish chemist . Third place went to Adam Sheedy , 16 , of Round Rock , TX , who chose Judith Resnik , a United States ' astronaut and shuttle crew - member . The rover was also known as Microrover Flight Experiment abbreviated MFEX . </P>
who is the mars rover sojourner named after
who is the mars rover sojourner named after
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth