Curiosity Rover

Curiosity Rover

@MarsCuriosity

NASA's latest mission to Mars. I arrived at the Red Planet, Aug. 5, 2012 PDT (Aug. 6 UTC).

Gale Crater, Mars · http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/

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Last call! My team plans to take a few Qs at tomorrow's telecon. Submit yours today (Oct 17) by 2p PT (5p ET, 2100 UT)

Time permitting, team to take a few public Qs at Oct 18 telecon. Tag Qs by Oct 17 2p PT (5p ET, 2100 UT)

Time for a third scoop... and a second look. Investigating newfound bright material on Mars [report]

All Shook Up: Dusted off my sampling system this week & investigated a mysterious "FOD" [video]

Laser zaps & APXS investigation show "Jake" to be an odd Mars rock, but similar to some on Earth. Report:

A scoopful of Mars helps the science go down. Ready to "rinse & spit" regolith to clean my sampling system:

Shiny Object Update: My team continues to assess a small object on ground, likely a shred of benign plastic.

Team spotted bright object on ground near me—possibly a piece of rover hardware? Gathering more data [info]

Today's wake up song: "Digging in the Dirt" by Peter Gabriel. Because no song says "Digging in the Regolith." <sigh>

Come for the sand, stay for the science. See my new spot & the sampling activity I've got in store [video]

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