"And curiosity was named after an essay written by a student in a competition organised by NASA for school students." Nasa has been doing this for some time no

"And curiosity was named after an essay written by a student in a competition organised by NASA for school students." Nasa has been doing this for some time now, Sojourner[1], and MERs (Spirit & Opportunity) have also been named by student competitions. [1] http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/name.html