This just in from Professor Colin Pillinger:
a crater on Mars named after HMS Beagle has been explored by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover. Story and pic here. The 35 metre wide Beagle Crater is not the only bit of Darwinalia on the Red Planet, since the surrounding landmarks have been unofficially named after Galapagos Island and Galapagos finches by the project staff.

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