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One small step for Alberta town: Residents hope to share name with lunar rover

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The Canadian Space Agency is seeking a moniker for the four -wheeled, one-metre-tall robot set to scour for water and other resources on the moon.

Athabasca refers to the river that begins at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park .

The town's mayor says the potential rover name is drawn from the river and not his community, but the list has created “quite the buzz” among its nearly 3,000 residents.

It’s powered by batteries and solar energy. Morisset says it took Canada 20 years to build the rover with help from universities and companies all over the world, including NASA , Oxford University in the United Kingdom and the University of Alberta in Edmonton . “So it really feels more like a dream coming true and hopefully we make great discoveries,” she says. “And having this naming contest is really to feel that people have a participation in the mission.”.

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