That’s right! There’s another lander heading for Mars, this time to explore the heretofore unexplored northern polar regions. In May of 2008 it will be leaving Earth and you can be a part of it. “Visions of Mars” is a project that will accompany the Phoenix on its trip and exploration. A silica mini-DVD that will be accompanying the Phoenix will carry personal messages from “visionaries’ of our time to future visitors or settlers on Mars. People like Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Arthur C. Clarke will be including messages. Also on the DVD will be a collection of art and literature related to the “Red Planet.”

Would you like to be a part of that? You can! For FREE! Just visit Fly Your Name to Mars on Phoenix and fill out the form on their webpage (the deadline is Feb. 1, 2007). Your name will then be added to the list of space enthusiasts that will accompany the Phoenix and be left for posterity. After you fill out the form, they even provide you with a nice certificate that you can save and print out.

[tags]space exploration, phoenix, mars[/tags]