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Maryland Student's Science Project Ascends National Solar System Research Competition Maryland Student's Science Project Ascends National Solar System Research Competition
Maryland Student's Science Project Ascends National Solar System Research Competition A North County High School student skyrocketed to the top of a national solar system research competition with an out-of-this-world project. Dominic Alfinito won the Exploration of the Moon and Asteroids by Secondary Students (ExMASS) program with his project called “Possible Causes of Hydration of Vesta’s Oppia Crater."  The Oppia crater is on the Vesta asteroid and is unique because it has an unusually shaped rim, according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dominic's project focused on two possible explanations for the detection of water near t…

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