U.S. winners of Cassini Scientist for a Day announced
27 November 2009
The U.S. winners of the Cassini Scientist for a Day essay contest are now online. This international essay contest is an IYA2009 Special project. Students chose one of three images the Cassini spacecraft would take on a given date and time set aside for education, and they each wrote a 500-word essay explaining why their choice would yield the best science results. Winners and their classes are invited to participate in teleconferences with Cassini scientists.
Photos of the U.S. winners, along with their essays and the images of Saturn and its rings and moons taken by the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn, are included on the webpage.
Other countries had later deadlines, and judging is still underway; these winners will be announced soon.
See the U.S. winners here: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/education/scientistforaday8thedition/sfad8thview/
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