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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 🚀
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Gale Crater, Marsmars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/Joined July 2008
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. METEORITE! It's not uncommon to find meteorites on Mars - in fact, I've done it a few times! (see 🧵) But a change in scenery's always nice. This one's about a foot wide and made of iron-nickel. We're calling it "Cacao."
This composite image shows Curiosity's view of its Martian workspace. A large rock is centered between shadows the rover cast onto the surface. Curiosity's "head" is to the right of the rock, and its arm is to the left. The rock itself is roughly a foot in diameter and mostly round, with divots across its rough surface. It is gray/silver. Mars dirt has settled on portions of it. In the rest of the image, the light red Martian surface is sprinkled with smaller rocks and pebbles.
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
CheMin at cha! This instrument is one of the many tools I use to learn about Mars' ancient past.😎
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NASA Ames
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Curious about life on Mars? @MarsCuriosity uses our Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument, or CheMin, to search for preserved clues about the Red Planet's past and determine if it could have once supported life. Learn how: go.nasa.gov/3XjLe8S
Animation of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, Curiosity on the surface of Mars. This gif provides a close up of the rover's Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument, or CheMin. Credit: NASA
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@MarsCuriosity
Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump - look at us go! 😉 Have a wonderful holiday season, Earthlings!
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NASA JPL
@NASAJPL
You know Dasher and Dancer ...and Spirit and Opportunity? Looks like Santa wanted some rovers to pull his sleigh this year instead of reindeer! Have some fun this holiday season with @NASA coloring pages: go.nasa.gov/3BSdFSx From our rover family to yours, happy holidays!
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
🎶 Starships were meant to fly 🎶 Go #Artemis! You're paving a path forward in our shared mission of space exploration.
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NASA
@NASA
We are going. For the first time, the @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion fly together. #Artemis I begins a new chapter in human lunar exploration.
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Curiosity Rover
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I have arrived! 🎉 After a trek through a sand-lined pass, I’m finally in a part of Mount Sharp enriched with salty minerals. I've already gotten a taste of this salty area, which scientists on my team believe may have formed as Mars' climate dried out. go.nasa.gov/3TRuPXd
A black background is the canvas for this image. On top of it is a mosaic of images captured by the Curiosity Mars rover of a Martian landscape. The stitched-together images leave boxy cutouts all over the black background. The reddish-brown landscape shows sand ripples that jut out over pointed and smooth rocks. To the right is a layered, rocky hill that flows down toward the center of the image into a flat, rocky expanse. Further into the landscape, in the far background, are smaller hills of the same layered-looking rock.
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
I landed in Gale Crater, and I’ve been exploring the foothills of Mount Sharp within it. It’s been a journey. How far up have I climbed Mount Sharp?
  • 230 feet (70 meters)
    24.4%
  • 1,500 feet (457 meters)
    34.4%
  • 2,050 feet (625 meters)
    27.8%
  • 2,900 feet (884 meters)
    13.4%
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
Pop-Landiversary Quiz! 🎉 I’ve hit quite a few milestones in this decade. Let's see who's been paying attention: How many miles have I trekked on Mars?
  • 5 miles (8 km)
    5.3%
  • 12 miles (19 km)
    13.4%
  • 18 miles (29 km)
    39.7%
  • 30 miles (48 km)
    41.6%
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
When I landed on Mars 10 years ago, I aimed to answer an important question: Could Mars have supported ancient life? After some careful analysis, the scientists on my team say yes! So, what does that mean? Hear more about that from my Deputy Project Scientist Abigail Fraeman.
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Happy 10-year landiversary to me! It’s been a decade of discoveries. I’ve explored Gale Crater and Mount Sharp, analyzed rock samples, and studied the Martian clouds and sky. In the years ahead, I’ll study a region rich in salty minerals called sulfates.
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10 Years Since Landing, NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive
Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain.
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@MarsCuriosity
A celebration for little ‘ol me? 😊 I’ve done a lot of exploring these last 10 years on Mars, and members of my team have helped me every step of the way. So join us for a Twitter Spaces event as they reflect on this decade of discoveries.
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My team is talking about my almost 10 YEARS on Mars!
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LIVE NOW 🔴 It’s been almost 10 years on Mars! Hear from experts on the @MarsCuriosity mission who are talking about the discoveries that have been made and what’s next for the rover. Drop your questions in the comments! youtu.be/nVxwzOgZZ7k
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I’ve been on Mars for almost a decade? Time flies when you’re having fun on another planet! To mark this upcoming milestone, join a live chat with some of my teammates on July 21 at 7pm PT (10pm ET) who will talk about my past and future for this mission.
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Curiosity – A Decade on Mars (Live Public Talk)
Ten years and over 17 miles of driving has taught us there is more to Mars than we could ever imagine. We’ll take a look at highlights from the past decade o...
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In a less literal sense, my science team is interested in these rocks as a “door” to the ancient past. As I climb up this mountain, I’m seeing higher levels of clay give way to salty minerals called sulfates – clues as to how water dried up on Mars billions of years ago.
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
Here’s a zoomed-out view with the feature circled. ⭕ In it, you see a small crevice (>30 cm tall) between 2 fractures in a rock. There are several linear fractures in the mound - but in this spot, several fractures intersect, which allowed the rock to break at such sharp angles.
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
Mars has been my home for nearly a decade. Excited to explore this fascinating planet for (at least) another three years! 🎉
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NASA Mars
@NASAMars
Keep exploring, Mars robots! @NASA has extended several long-running planetary missions – including Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Curiosity, MAVEN, & InSight. More: go.nasa.gov/3OzgnRz Follow along with all our Mars explorers at mars.nasa.gov 🚀🔴 🛰
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
A podcast about little ol’ me? 😊 The latest episode of the “On A Mission” #podcast focuses on yours truly. So put on your favorite headphones and learn about the discoveries me and my team have made, the challenges we’ve faced, and what’s next for me.
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On a Mission: Season 4, Episode 5: A Ton of Curiosity
The Curiosity rover is a big nerd at heart, fitted with a science lab to take in the planet Mars. Get the inside scoop on the mission’s many discoveries and dramas after a decade on the Red Planet.
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I’m exploring a new spot on Mount Sharp - and I even found some cool concretions. See what I (and my sol sister
@NASAPersevere
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NASA JPL
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What’s happening on Mars? 🔴 @NASA’s robotic explorers are on the move and making discoveries on the Red Planet. From interesting images to new destinations, see what @NASAPersevere, @MarsCuriosity and the #MarsHelicopter are up to in our latest Mars Report.
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☁️ Just clouds drifting through the Martian sky. These wisps were ~50 miles (80 km) above me & the height suggests they’re made of carbon dioxide ice. These digitally-enhanced images from one of my navigation cameras were put together into 8-frame GIFs. go.nasa.gov/3rTftG8
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Earlier in my mission, I checked my wheels every 500 meters. They're holding up well enough that my team now only has me check them every 1,000 meters. Their lifespan and odometry remaining is expected to support me through the remainder of my mission on the Red Planet.✨
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Curiosity Rover
@MarsCuriosity
Is there a competition for rock mining and sand scooping in the #WinterOlympics? Could one participate remotely? (If so, I may have a shot!) I hold the record for most number of drill samples collected on another planet – 34 – plus six scoops of sand. That's 40 samples analyzed!
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