The Week contest: Small Moon - September 2, 2011

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.

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Last week’s contest: Early in its history the Earth had two moons, theorize two planetary scientists, who believe the smaller one crashed into the larger, fusing them together. We asked you to name the smaller, forgotten moon.

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THE WINNER: Splaturn

Gordon Clawson, Ojai, CA

SECOND PLACE: Moony-me

Jonathon Holguin, Bakersfield, CA

THIRD PLACE: Harvested Moon

Megan Bury, Mendham, NJ

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Moon Lite

Caroline Verner, Savannah, GA

MySpace

Amanda Ryniker, Austin, TX

Luna Melt

Jan Lawrence, Seattle, WA

Loony Two

Ernie Henninger, Harrodsburg, KY

Pac-Moon

Billy Cockrell, Clearfield, KY

Titleist

Tim Mathis, Boaz, KY

Itty Bitty Bang Bang

Paul Witte, New Hope, PA

Pluto

Jonathan Wu Wong, Milton, MA

Shadow

Brendan Leyden, Lomita, CA

Cheez-It

John E. Koskie, Monroe, NY

BetaMax

Brian Carter, Greenwich, CT

Lunatyke

Susan Sullivan, Portland, OR

Lunette

E Joyce Hustey, Greenville, PA

Fruit of the Moon

Dena Cornett, Mill Valley, CA

Asterisk

John Parry, Laurel, MD

Moonie

Jim Bertram, St. Cloud, MN

Klingon

Alicia Barr, Lubbock, TX

The Moon in the Moon

Martha Turner-Boyle, Amelia Island, FL

Moon-struck

George Wingard, York, PA

Doubloon

Julia Turpen, Cypress, TX

MoonPie

Andrea Manha, South Lake Tahoe, CA

Moondoggle

Ronald M. Burkhart, Kilauae, HI

Dwarf Vader

Laurie Breier, Roseburg, OR

Prince Harry

Ken Fagin, Gaithersburg, MD

Midge

Catherine R Butler, El Dorado AR

Lunar Nodule

Roxanne Perez, Twentynine Palms, CA

Moon Unit

Gary Crane, Austin, TX

Alicecrammedin

Ira Katz, Coram, NY 11727

Moonchkin

Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA

Lunior

Chrislee Stephens, Highlands, TX

Luna Bomber

Frank Flaherty, Lebanon ME

Creamed Cheese

Stephanie Wall, Cotuit, MA

Goodnight Moon

Peg Wrona, Baldwinsville, NY