QUEST> [NASA Quest Discuss] Send in your Schoolhouse Rocks!

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To: NASA Quest <NASAQuest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Yohan Ferreira <cassini@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 01:10:28 +0600
Subject: [NASA Quest Discuss] Send in your Schoolhouse Rocks!


Hello Everyone!

Here's another wonderful opportunity for students from around the world to be 
involved with NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions!

A group of 16 'Student Astronauts' from several countries are presently working 
in pairs in assisting the scientists involved with the MER missions. They are 
part of the Planetary Society's 'Red Rover Goes To Mars' programme:
http://redrovergoestomars.org/studast.html

Have a great week!

Yohan Ferreira
Moderator - NASA Quest Group
(For Educators, Students & Space Enthusiasts)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nasaquest

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Scientists Need Your Help!
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/schoolhouse/

Mars scientists are asking students from around the world to help them 
understand the red planet. Send in a rock collected by you or your classroom 
from your region of the world, and we will use a special tool like the one on 
the rover to tell you what it's made of. Then everyone can compare their rocks 
to the ones found on Mars.

We'll post a picture of your rock on the web, and give you a report on what 
kind of rock it is. We'll also send you an official certificate and Mars 
sticker for your contribution.

Your rock will be kept in a special collection where scientists from around the 
world can come to study them.

Here's how you can participate:

Minimum to send:
·       Rock - minimum 2" / maximum 6" (preferred 4" size)
·       Name
·       Age
·       Address (to send certificate and sticker - not released)
·       Name of city/village and country (include zipcode if US)
·       Clean rock - wash with water if dirty (make free of dirt)

NOTE: Only First Names, Age, and Cities will be listed on the web.

Optional:
·       Latitude/longitude of sample site
·       Name of geographic feature (if it has one) where rock was collected
·       Copy of map with location where rock was collected
·       Picture of rock in person's hand for scale
·       Picture of location where rock was collected (with no people)
·       Short paragraph describing area where rock was collected

Place to Send Your Rock:

Dr. Phil Christensen
Mars Space Flight Facility
Arizona State University
PO Box 876305, Moeur Building Rm 131
Tempe, AZ 85287-6305
USA.

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