[AstroNet] MESSENGER crater naming competition

[Kevin Govender]

Dear all
I was requested to especially pass this on to people from the African
continent so that some African legends can be immortalised through this
naming competition. Please see description and link below - feel free to
get in touch with Keri (copied here) if you have any questions:

Celebrate the MESSENGER mission's amazing achievements and immortalize an
important person in the Arts and Humanities from any nation or cultural
group by having a crater on the planet Mercury named in their honor!  The
MESSENGER Team is seeking help from all Earthlings to suggest names for
five impact craters on Mercury.  We will accept submissions beginning
midnight (00:00 UTC) December 15, 2014 until January 15, 2015 (23:59 UTC).
All entries will be reviewed by Team representatives and expert panels.
Then, 15 finalist names will be submitted to the International Astronomical
Union (IAU) <http://www.iau.org/> for selection of the 5 winners.  Winning
submissions will be announced by the IAU to coincide with MESSENGER's End
of Mission Operations in late March/April 2015.

Learn more about this unique opportunity and submit your favorite artist
here: http://namecraters.carnegiescience.edu


-- 
Kevin Govender
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
www.astro4dev.org
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