Postmodern Donkey tipped me off to a haiku competition called Going to Mars with MAVEN, sponsored by the University of Colorado-Boulder. The word "maven" means "accumulator of knowledge" in Yiddish, but it stands for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission. The Website explains: MAVEN will explore the planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere and interactions with the sun and solar wind. … Continue reading Martian Haiku – Ground Control to Major Tom