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Curiosity Rover
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MarsCuriosity
Gale Crater, Mars
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Your friendly neighborhood NASA Mars rover. Exploring the Red Planet since 2012. Team headquartered at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 🚀 @NASAJPL
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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I'm not sure if I can get up out of my saddle, much less dance on the pedals, but that would certainly be motivation on this climb!
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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I don't do shout outs, but I do answer questions. Does she have a question about Mars? 🔴
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Oh, the places we’ll go!
Take a look at the parts of Mars I hope to explore soon. I hope my rover tracks may help lead the way for future humans on the Red Planet following their exploration at the Moon. #Moon2024 go.nasa.gov/2WOl6DK pic.twitter.com/xINS8DTk10
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Fellow explorer @MarsPhoenix went to the north of Mars back in 2008 and discovered water ice just below the surface. nasa.gov/mission_pages/…
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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While a sol is a Martian day, it refers to the entire time it takes for the planet to turn once on its axis, not just the daylight period. Each 24 hour and 39 minute sol has daylight and nighttime.
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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During the day, the sky on Mars is kind of a butterscotch hue. Sunrises and sunsets are blue here because of the way fine dust scatters light. pic.twitter.com/AAdQUAm8c9
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Sure thing. Here's a time lapse of sunset on Mars, courtesy @MarsRovers Opportunity. youtu.be/VIksHVxEH2c
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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InSight takes pics
And I do, too
Mars is red
But its sunsets are blue
We bots have been imaging sunrise and sunsets on Mars since the '70s. Check out this moment to see shots from Viking, Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity, @NASAInSight and me.
twitter.com/i/moments/1123…
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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This clay unit is so delicious, I went back for seconds. Planning science analysis for dessert. go.nasa.gov/2DxWB65 pic.twitter.com/wKVoAbAFei
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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The team plans to add the uncompressed audio to NASA.gov/sounds
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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It don't mean nothin'. But this seismic event is really interesting! Find out more: go.nasa.gov/2DoKfgH
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Stop what you're doin'. I'm about to ruin the image and the style that you're used to: @NASAInSight detected what is likely a marsquake.
Seismic sound laid down by the underground can be heard here between Martian wind and vibrations from InSight's arm. go.nasa.gov/2DoKfgH pic.twitter.com/x2PWezTPdE
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Grind & Stack
Back at @NASAJPL, the #Mars2020 back shell, descent stage, test rover and heat shield have been assembled and stacked for testing as the mission's July 2020 launch date inches closer. go.nasa.gov/2GlN9DG pic.twitter.com/JWDjoPhBJb
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Two stills -- one before, one after. pic.twitter.com/qfGWMWvrsn
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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It was taken from my Mastcam, which is about 2 meters (roughly 6.5 feet) above the surface. The drill hole itself is ~1.6 cm (0.63 inches) wide.
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Did I do that? 🤓
This #Mars rock was so soft, I didn't need to use percussion, making it the first sample obtained with drill rotation alone. This gif of "Aberlady" shows that it and surrounding rocks appear to have moved when the bit was retracted. go.nasa.gov/2VLvHi4 pic.twitter.com/jrqwr2MT9p
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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It's not a hot doughnut or the Eye of Sauron.
This is the first image ever of a black hole.
Supermassive congratulations to the whole @ehtelescope team. What can be accomplished by people and telescopes around the world working together is truly awesome. go.nasa.gov/2uUXH7r pic.twitter.com/IqE4h4OXTR
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Never. I've got some amazing rover tracks to follow. Sojourner went with Pathfinder to Mars in 1997. @MarsRovers landed in 2004. For a size comparison, here is a flight spare of Sojourner with the real Spirt and Opportunity before their launches. pic.twitter.com/C6APSnpQlO
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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Don’t let your dreams be dreams.
Back in 2011, before I launched for #Mars, Gale Crater was chosen as my landing site in part because of intriguing clays seen from orbit. I finally got beneath the surface of those clays. Science to come
go.nasa.gov/2FXkhRP
#MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/YHk7DZJKig
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
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This rover’s got MOXIE.
(I love moxie.)
Future explorers: this might be a key step in helping you breathe easy on Mars. This tech demo, recently installed on #Mars2020 at @NASAJPL, aims to extract oxygen from the Martian atmosphere. go.nasa.gov/2VoxwS1 #Moon2Mars pic.twitter.com/XqDhPLiY43
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