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@MarsCuriosity

Your friendly neighborhood NASA Mars rover. Exploring the Red Planet since 2012. Team headquartered at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 🚀

Gale Crater, Mars
mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
Joined July 2008
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  1. Jun 7

    Oh, these are in my neighborhood... Methane swells each summer and ancient carbon-compounds locked in rocks. I haven't found life on Mars, but signs say…we’re on the right track.

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  2. Jun 7

    News team, assemble! Tune in now to hear from and about my recent findings on Mars. Tag questions .

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  3. Jun 6

    Thursday! Thursday! Thursday! Tune in to hear some of my latest science findings from . 11am PT, 2pm ET, 1800 UTC. Tag questions

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  4. Jun 4

    Reunited and it feels so good. I'm analyzing samples with my CheMin mineralogy lab for the first time in over a year, thanks to new drilling and sample delivery techniques.

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  5. May 25

    Three cheers for , who landed on the Red Planet 10 years ago , and was the first of us spacecraft on social media. One small step for bot, one giant leap for botkind. 🤖

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  6. May 24

    All the news that fits. Get the latest on , , and me in the latest Mars Report. 🎥:

    NASA Mars Report: May 24, 2018
    NASA’s InSight lander and MarCO CubeSats are on their way to the Red Planet, a tiny helicopter will hitch a ride with the Mars 2020 rover mission, and Curiosity’s drill is back in business!
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  7. May 23

    Peep the technique. A clever solution devised by the team on Earth enabled me to use my drill again to take science samples on Mars for the first time in over a year.

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  8. May 17

    Don’t sweat the technique. This weekend, I plan to add percussion to a new drilling method devised by the team. Looking forward to taking samples for science again on .

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  9. May 11

    Get to the chopper! A small helicopter will travel with 's next Mars rover. Check out the -made tech demo preparing to fly in the Red Planet's thin atmosphere.

    NASA Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstration
    Mars Helicopter is a tech demo that will travel to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 rover. It will attempt controlled flight in Mars' thin atmosphere.
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  10. Retweeted
    May 5

    And we have liftoff! , here I come! 6 months and counting to the Red Planet.

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  11. Retweeted
    May 5

    LIVE NOW: Watch the 7:05am ET liftoff of lander to Mars where it'll study the planet's deep interior! …

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  12. May 4

    Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage. is set to lift off from California, bound for , on May 5. Watch on

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  13. May 4

    Never tell me the odds.

    I’m only hours away from launching from California. My trip to is historic & although it's looking like a 20% chance of visibility, you'll still be able to hear and feel my rocket’s powerful rumble if you’re close enough. Here’s how to experience it:
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  14. May 1

    Sending good vibrations to , a fellow Mars explorer! Set to launch Saturday, May 5, InSight will bring the first seismometer ever to the surface of the Red Planet.

    InSight Mission Overview
    @NASAInSight is scheduled to launch from the California coast to the plains of Mars on May 5, 2018. This is the first launch to another planet from the West Coast.
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  15. Apr 19

    Remember: Even if you miss your high fives, you can still land spacecraft on another planet. Dare mighty things! Looking back at mission control the night I touched down on Mars.

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  16. Retweeted
    Mar 30

    Extra! Extra! The New Mars Report is here: 🔴 readies for launch 🔴 Opportunity uses abrasion tool for 1st time in 300 sols 🔴 celebrates 2,000 Martian days on the Red Planet 👉Visit for more

    The Mars Report: March 30, 2018
    NASA's InSight arrives at Vandenberg AFB and readies for launch, Opportunity uses its abrasion tool for the first time in 300 sols, and Curiosity celebrates 2,000 Martian days on the Red Planet.
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  17. Mar 28

    Once, twice, three times a rover… I’ve been on the Red Planet for three Martian years. That’s 3x longer than my mission was designed to last. Keep up with my team through our blog:

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  18. Mar 22

    Looks like we made it: 2,000 sols on Mars, you guys! I’m looking back on 2,000 Martian days of exploration, and literally looking forward to climbing higher in those to come. The area ahead contains clays I’m eager to investigate:

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  19. Mar 15

    Can you kick it with ? Yes, you can. Get special access to 's launch to Mars if you can share its story in a unique way. Apply for social media credentials by March 19

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  20. Feb 28

    Getting Back in a Martian Groove: Thanks to creative solutions by my engineering team, I'm testing a new method for drilling on Mars. Here’s the deep dive on the technique:

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