Will You Send Your Name To Mars? #NASA Wants You!

Fourth rock from the son, the big red planet named after the Roman god of war has certainly gotten a plethora of attention in science fiction novels and films.  

Now, Mars will have its due day in poetic form as The University of Colorado and NASA have invited the general public to submit their names and a personal message, preferably in haiku form (three-line poem,) to be carried on the next Mars probe voyage.  A DVD of names and messages will be carried about NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft (MAVEN.) 

The poems will never quite land on Mars, but will burn up in the atmosphere, but that's irrelevant because:

a) it's simply cool

b) if you submit your name to the "Going to Mars" campaign, you'll get a spiffy certificate commemorating your trip. 

So get to it!  You'll find full deets here: http://lasp.colorado.edu/maven/goingtomars/