NASA is having a contest to name the next Mars Rover, open to students. The new rover, to be launched in 2009, desperately needs a new name as it is currently known as the Mars Science Laboratory.This beefed up rover will be nuclear powered and focus on whether Mars is or has ever been a place hospitable for microbial life. More power means more science instruments and a greater range for more exploration.
The winning entry gets a free trip to the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena (where they build the rovers). Pass this on to teachers you know so we can get a lot of entries!
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicst Blog.
Done. Printed off a copy of the website and forwarded to the department chair person asking her to share with staff. Cool deal, hope they take advantage of it. I'm sure the students would enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteThis has to be a winner: Call it "Irregular"
ReplyDeleteHow about "Yugo"? No, forget that, the rover works....
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