Mars wants our haiku!

[ankh_hpl]

As part of its Going to Mars campaign to celebrate the forthcoming launch of the Maven spacecraft, NASA is running a haiku contest!  (OK, they are actually asking for "haikus," but I'm not about to tell NASA what the plural of "haiku" is.) 

If you've always wanted a chance to send your very own haiku to Mars -- three will be chosen by popular vote -- or at least send your name there on a specially engraved DVD, check out all the contest info here.  It's free, & anyone on the planet may enter. Deadline for entries is July 1.  Rules are here.

Need some inspiration?  Get up to speed on the Maven mission here.  I'm especially excited, since Maven is being assembled right here in Colorado, not too far from where I live. 

And I'm working on my Red Planet haiku right now.