Living on the “Space Coast,” everything space related is news here. My nephew is a total space nut…come by it honestly…..his father! Do you have a space nut student? Maybe your curriculum includes planets.
Discovered in 1999, asteroid 1999 RQ36 has been without a name long enough. NASA and partners Planetary Society; MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory and the University of Arizona need your help in naming this solar rock (I’m sure that not PC!).
The official Name That Asteroid website, The Planetary Society has all the necessary information to assist your search for a name. Entry requires parent submission.
Prize:
Your name bestowed on asteroid 1999 RQ36 via public video r phone conference with mission team members who discovered the asteroid.
Packages to hand out to your school:
- OSIRIS-REx mission patches
- stickers
- posters
- copies of Planetary Report Kids
- model of the asteroid
- or other fun mission- and space-related items
- (Prize package contents are subject to change.)
- One year membership in The Planetary Society
- Chat with Bill Nye the Science Guy (Google+)
Ends Dec. 2, 2012
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