Named in honor of Brian K. Muirhead, flight system manager and deputy project manager of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Pathfinder mission. He was responsible for the design, development, test and launch of the Pathfinder spacecraft. He has been commended for his leading role in the successful Pathfinder project and became a highly recognized scientist in the media blitz reporting the status of this remarkable Mars landing. (M 31027) _ _.