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Four students have won the Cassini Scientist for a Day contest, with most choosing Rhea, Saturn’s second-largest moon, as the best place for scientists to study using NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.
Contest participants had to choose one of three target areas for Cassini’s camera: Saturn’s moon Enceladus, Rhea, or a section of Saturn’s rings that includes the tiny moon Pan. The students had to write an essay explaining why their chosen snapshot would yield the most scientific rewards, and the winners were invited to discuss their essays with Cassini scientists via teleconference.
The essays were judged by a panel of Cassini scientists, mission planners, and the education and outreach team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
This year’s winners are located in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Michigan. Their essays were chosen from 197 essays written by fifth-to-twelfth-grade students across the United States.
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