International Edition Winners - 2011
International Edition Winners - 2011
ALGERIA
Djaidja Noure El-houda Nouioua Fatima Zohra Constantine "Rhea's surface divided into two geologically different areas based on crater density, for about the second area, in parts of the polar and equatorial regions, has only craters under that size, so the raw images may confirm that if a major resurfacing event occurred some time during its formation." + Read Essay |
AUSTRALIA
Annalise Donohue Genazzano FCJ College Grade: 5-6 Kew, Victoria "I believe that Saturn should be photographed because many people only know about its rings and nothing else. Saturn is the second of the 4 gas giants. Like Jupiter it gives off more heat than it gets from the sun. But unlike Jupiter, it has a magnificent set of rings, and it's so light that it would float in water - if you could find a bath big enough!" + Read Essay | ||
Cecilia Rafanan Caroline Chisholm Catholic College Grade: 7-8 Braybrook, Victoria "Most often, people recognise a moon for its spherical, smooth and creamy white colour, but Saturn’s fourth moon, Hyperion, has undeniably defied this statement. Its mysteries that are yet to be discovered are beyond compare from the other two targets." + Read Essay | ||
Alicia Chen Genazzano FCJ College Grade: 9-10 Kew, Victoria "Rhea and Titan are both peculiar moons that are surrounded by infinite mysteries that should be further investigated and studied. A few of the many reasons as to why we should focus on target 2 include the possibility of life on Titan, cause of 'wispy' formations on Rhea’s surface and comparison of the two moons’ atmosphere." + Read Essay | ||
Jarrod Kimpton Wallan Secondary College Grade: 11-12 Euroa, Victoria "The next reason that the Cassini spacecraft should target Saturn is because of its shear beauty is has to any other planet. Fundamentally Saturn’s intricate ring arrangement. The rings of Saturn contain mostly debris and water-ice all influenced by gravity, giving the ring shape." + Read Essay |
PAKISTAN
Iqra Ali Mirza Roots School System Harley Branch Rawalpindi Cantt "Among them, target 1, HYPERION for me is the one very strange and interesting celestial body with lots of potential to reveal huge scientific data with lots of implications for future." + Read Essay | ||
Momin Imran Roots School System Emaar Campus Islamabad "Nearly as large as Mars and possessing an atmosphere thicker than Earth’s, Titan would unquestionably be considered a planet if it orbited the Sun on its own." + Read Essay | ||
Nimra Khalid Army Public School & College Sargodha "Saturn comes second after Jupiter. It is so gigantic and so large that 74 Earth-sized planets can be accommodated into it. Scientists since the time of its discovery are puzzled of the origin of these rings." + Read Essay | ||
Farkhanda Shahid Head Start Junior High Clifton Karachi "I think Cassini should target Hyperion for close up view by getting answers of many unresolved questions. To justify my choice, here I am giving few reasons of choosing this." + Read Essay | ||
Syeda Sughra Hassan Head Start Junior High School Karachi "Hyperion’s surface is covered with craters so many that its hard to tell which crater is where. We can’t really see the crators properly form a telescope here on earth so I think it’s better if Cassini gets up close and personal with Hyperion." + Read Essay | ||
Syed Emaad Rizwan Head Start School System Karachi "I have always been dreaming of becoming one of the scientists of the century, and now it seems that my dream can come true" + Read Essay | ||
Sara Zulfiqar Laurelbank Public School Lahore "The human beings of today are not chained to Earth anymore. We have become the visionaries of tomorrow and have endless opportunities to prove our mettle." + Read Essay | ||
Ahmed Ali Tariq Beacon House School Lahore "Target 2, Rhea and Titan is the most valuable among the three as it would solve many mysteries and will take us one step closer to understand the solar system and our place in it." + Read Essay | ||
Naseer Ahmed Beacon House School Lahore "The first motive which elaborates the significance of the target 3 is that since 2004 when Cassini was launched towards the space, the season of the planet has been the same till now." + Read Essay | ||
Zunair Imtiaz BeaconHouse School System (Garden Town Campus) Lahore "Research on Hyperion has proven that the irregularly shaped satellite has numerous craters filled with a dark reddish substance which are chains of carbon and hydrogen. + Read Essay | ||
Sidra Fatima Naqvi Westminster School & College Islamabad "The two largest moons of Saturn, separated by over millions of kilometers appear in a striking proximity in this photo. Rhea and Titan - one is a frozen ball of ice, the latter mainly rock in its mysterious hazel halo. Such a beautiful contrast intrigues one to learn more about the geological makeup of the moons, and compare it to that of planet Earth's." + Read Essay | ||
Syed Abuzar Mahmud Roots College International Islamabad "Saturn holds the position of the most aesthetically pleasing planet in our solar system. Saturn's rings and auroras appear strikingly beautiful through any picture. But what makes Saturn the best option for the Cassini mission are the surprising number of unexplained physical phenomena occurring on the planet." + Read Essay |
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TURKEY
Orhan Efe Yavuz Koc Lisesi, The Koc School 9th Grade Istanbul " There are two main reasons why Hyperion should be chosen for the next flyby. First, Hyperion's irregular rotation is still a puzzlement for scientists and second it is one of the satellites in the Solar System that can be inhabited by organisms" + Read Essay | ||
Emre Orhan Eyuboglu Koleji, Eyuboglu High School 11th Grade Istanbul "When I consider the scientific benefits of the three targets of Cassini Spacecraft, I think that Target-3 is the best choice among the others. + Read Essay | ||
Tunahan Sonat TED Koleji Istanbul, TED High School 11th Grade Istanbul "I strongly believe target two would yield the best overall science return. Titan and Rhea offer much to be discovered; we don't have large amounts of information about the extensive features of the two largest moons of Saturn, the planet famous for its rather ostentatious rings." + Read Essay | ||
Esin Meric Kutlay Koc Lisesi, The Koc School 11th Grade Istanbul "Another puzzling incident is the fact that Saturn radiates more heat than it gains from the Sun. Cassini has already observed a Kelvin-Helmholtz (K-H) instability on the planet's atmosphere, yet the planet gives out far more heat than K-H principle may explain." + Read Essay | ||
Emre Sunel Bahcesehir Fen ve Teknoloji Lisesi Bahcesehir High School for Science and Technology 9th Grade Istanbul "I would suggest that Cassini’s cameras be pointed at Rhea and Titan. Many secrets which have been absolutely incredible for mankind, are waiting to be unveiled. " + Read Essay |
VENEZUELA | ||
Team: The Explorers of Hyperion (Grade:5-6) Christian Barrera, Andres Aguilar, Alan Gonzales, Juanpablo Bozo, Constantino Stefan, Juan Alvarado, Gustavo Boscan, Jesús Urdaneta, Manuel Villalobos, José Ormos, Beinny Salas Maracaibo, State of Zulia "Hyperion looks like it has lots of water inside and much more in minerals. So we decided to investigate it and become scientists for a day. + Read Essay | ||
Team: The Dark Matter Group (Grade: 7-8) Alexander Ocando, Ernesto Gomez, Mariafrnda Biareta, Jonar Cubillan Luz, Joseignacio Romero, Nay Valbuena, Diego Nava, Gustavo Garcia, Joseangel Reyes, Ricardo Rincon, George Miquilena, Jonar Cubillan Maracaibo and Conception, State of Zulia "Cassini will image Rhea to study the moon's geological history. The ultraviolet filter set to see the different layers of media in it, and even the possible interaction of particles between these two moons with some other object of the system as observed with Enceladus and Saturn, which are connected by a loop of electromagnetic particles. + Read Essay | ||
Team: Starlight, Storm and Cave Researchers (Grade: 9-12) Luis Manuel Garcia, Maria Jose Garcia, Melissa Romero, Jesus Romero, Lermith Biareta, Ricardo David Glalueu David Urdaneta, Andres Peña, Andrea Fajardo, Julio Cesar Sanchez, Miguel Bohorquez, Gabriel Moreno Maracaibo and San Francisco, State of Zulia |
