Student art contest
Young people from all over the world submitted 377 unique entries into the Going to Mars student art contest! The contest ran from May 15 to April 8 and was followed by online public voting to determine the First and Second Place winners. The total number of votes on all entries was nearly 82,000!
As a special recognition of the inspiring artwork we received, we are pleased to announce that all 377 entries will be included as digital files on the DVD that will fly to Mars onboard the MAVEN spacecraft!
We only use first names of students to protect the privacy of our participants.
Below are the official winners of the contest!
First Place
Average vote: 3.85
Artist: Team entry
Grade level: Kindergarten Enrichment class
From: Colorado, USA
More about this entry
Second Place
Average vote: 3.63
Artist: Mohanapoorani
Grade level: 2
From: Tamil Nadu, India
Honorable Mention
Grade level: 7
From: Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
MAVEN Education & Outreach Team Choice
Grade level: 9
From: Washington, USA
MAVEN Principal Investigator’s Choice
Grade level: 9
From: Tamil Nadu, India
MAVEN Project Manager’s Choice
Grade level: Second year of secondary school (~8th grade USA)
From: Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
School-based awards
The MAVEN student art contest offers special recognition to the highest-ranked submissions from our participating educators.