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Name a Rover
NASA/JPL-CALTECH
Next year, a new rover will blast off to explore the surface of Mars—and you could be the one to name it. The robotic vehicle will study whether the Martian environment could someday support astronauts sent to visit there in the future.
“NASA seeks to engage U.S. students in the engineering and scientific enterprise behind Mars exploration,” says Becky McCauley Rench, a program scientist with the space agency. To further that mission, NASA will hold a contest to name the rover during the 2019-2020 school year. The contest will be open to students in grades K-12, and entries must include a short essay explaining your choice. Start coming up with your ideas now!
This graph shows how far previous rovers have traveled across the surface of Mars. How much farther has Opportunity traveled than Spirit?
SOURCE: NASA; IMAGES: NASA/JPL-CALTECH (DISTANCE CHART); MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY IMAGES (MARS)
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