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Among  our many projects related to lunar exploration, a first Canadian rover is set  to explore the South Pole of the Moon. It will demonstrate innovative key  technologies, gather scientific information, and search for water in the form  of ice.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>What  should we name this space robot? The <abbr title=\"Canadian Space Agency\">CSA<\/abbr> wants its name to be  representative of the mission or to allude to Canada&#8217;s legacy or future in  space. The rover will be the first in a series of anticipated lunar rovers, and  its name should be inspiring!<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The  <abbr title=\"Canadian Space Agency\">CSA<\/abbr> is calling on Canadians of all ages to help find this cutting-edge  space robot the most suitable name among these top finalists.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"lst-spcd\">&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Who?<\/strong> All Canadians are invited to vote.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>When?<\/strong> From <time datetime=\"2024-11-20\">November\u00a020<\/time> to <time datetime=\"2024-12-20\">December\u00a020, 2024<\/time>.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>How?<\/strong> By  filling out the voting form. <\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Conditions?<\/strong> One vote per person.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<section>&#13;<\/p>\n<h2>Vote for your favourite name<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dl>&#13;<\/p>\n<dt><strong>Athabasca<\/strong><\/dt>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dd>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Athabasca  is a river flowing from the Rockies through Alberta to Lake Athabasca. Canada&#8217;s  rivers and streams have been the routes of the continent for millennia and  continue to be pathways of discovery, transport and exchange. The names of the  rivers also reflect Canada&#8217;s diversity and heritage. Future rovers from our fleet  could continue this trend by taking names of other Canadian natural wonders.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t<\/dd>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dt><strong>Courage<\/strong><\/dt>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dd>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>To  be brave and confident to do what you believe in, Courage is representative of  the work that has led to the Canadian lunar rover. This lunar rover mission is  the outcome of over two decades of building and refining our expertise in rover  technology with Canadian industry and academia.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t<\/dd>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dt><strong>Glacier<\/strong><\/dt>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dd>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Glaciers  are made of ice, and that is what the rover will be looking for: water in the  form of ice. The name also appeals to Canada&#8217;s northness: glaciers are  important features of Canada&#8217;s West and Arctic. Our country is home to  approximately 20% of Earth&#8217;s glacier ice volume (excluding the Antarctic and  Greenland ice sheets).<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t<\/dd>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dt><strong>Pol-R<\/strong><\/dt>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<dd>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Creative  spelling of Polar, which refers to regions close to the North Pole or South  Pole. 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