NASA Essay Contest: To the Moons!
Posted on February 11th, 2013 by Mary Lord
NASA is hosting an essay contest for students in grades 5 to 12 to help choose whether the next big mission to the outer solar system should go to Saturn’s moon, Titan, or to Jupiter’s moon, Europa. The deadline for submissions is February 28.
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