Your Name on Mars?

Yeah you read right, you too can have your name on Mars.

According to a recent news release...

Now's your chance to have your name placed on the Red Planet.

In 2007, The Planetary Society will be sending a specialized silica-glass DVD to Mars aboard "Phoenix," NASA's newest scout mission. The disk will be attached to the deck of the Phoenix lander and will contain a collection of 19th and 20th Century stories, essays and art inspired by the planet. The disk will also include the famed 1938 radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds."

People from around the world are invited to add their own names, the names of loved ones, even the family pet to the Mars bound disk. Just log onto the Planetary Society website at www.planetary.org and follow the links. After you fill out the form you can download a certificate stating that your name will be on Mars.

The deadline for submitting your name is February 1st, 2007. The special disk will last for several hundred years, plenty of time for future generations to discover and read the Red Planet's first library.


This is kind of a cool idea. Just thought I would pass it along just in case you'd like to send your name to Mars.

~j