Give MSL a Real Name!

Ryan Anderson

Written by Ryan Anderson
Planetary Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center
March 24, 2009

This article originally appeared on Ryan Anderson's "The Martian Chronicles" blog and is reposted here with permission.

The voting has begun to give the Mars Science Laboratory a genuine, non-acronym name! There are nine potential names, and NASA is asking the general public to submit their votes this week. So go vote and help take part in the next Big Mission to Mars!

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