[ad_1] "Rover" sounds like a pretty name for a rover. Image: UIG via Getty Images By Alexis Nedd 2018-07-21 15:34:15 UTC [19659006] space. The final frontier. A vast formless abyss in which humanity launches its satellites and its robots in an infinite quest for knowledge. The discoveries made in this void of airless mystery could have an impact on the human understanding of the cosmos, and now anybody has the opportunity to name any of the rovers that the agency European space will use to explore the surface of Mars . Space Agency will choose the final name of the rover with a panel of scientists. And they probably will not go for Marsy McMarsface. Who, honestly, why not? There is a McBoatface Boaty, voted by the public in a completely democratic way. And who can forget Trainy McTrainface? Or McFerryface Ferry? Or race horse winner, Horsey McHorseface? OK, maybe the habit of letting the public vote on the designation of important vessels can be a bit repetitive. It's amazing what a few trolls, or simply simple but strangely attractive ideas, can do to influence public opinion. Sometimes the selection panels of the contest answers end in something good - NASA curator Curiosity was nominated by an 11-year-old girl who won a contest with a 250-word essay. And sometimes he can just be sure to have a stupid name and crowdsourcing appear in the story books. Whatever happens here, it should be fun to see which name has chosen the ESA panel. ! Function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {if (f.fbq) returns; n = f.fbq = function () {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply (n, arguments): n.queue.push (arguments)}; if (! f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded =! 0; n.version = 2.0 & # 39 ;; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement (e); t.async =! 0; t.src = v; s = b.getElementsByTagName (e) [0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore (t, s)} (window, document, "script", https: //connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq (& # 39 ;, & # 39; 1453039084979896 & # 39;); if (window.mashKit) { mashKit.gdpr.trackerFactory (function () { fbq (& # 39; track & # 39 ;, "PageView"); }).return(); } [ad_2] Source link
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