Curiosity Rover

I’ve moved! For future updates about my, the Curiosity Mars Rover, and all the rest of NASA’s missions, please follow the NASA Tumblr.  Thanks!

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

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Mystic Crystal Revelations: (Scientific, really.) These tiny crystals may be what’s left from an ancient lake on Mars, or when past groundwater moved through sediment. More pics and info at h...

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I’m getting ready to climb this clay-rich slope. What are you up to? Yes, I took this selfie. Here’s how: https://go.nasa.gov/2DXwofq

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I’m back! Did you miss me? This selfie is part of a fresh batch of images, direct from #MARS . Check out all my raw images at https://go.nasa.gov/2n5oyKo

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Sorry, but I will not be posting updates to Tumblr during the government shutdown. Also, all public NASA activities and events are cancelled or postponed until further notice. We’ll be back as ...

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Meanwhile, back on Mars… I’m checking out these stick-like figures. Each is about a quarter-inch long. Maybe they’re crystals? Or they could be minerals that filled spaces where crystals di...

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Mars may be named for the god of war, but these weird things aren’t cannonballs. They’re pebbles.  The round 0.2 inch (5 mm) concretion I found (top) contains calcium sulfate, sodium and m...

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High five, everybody! We made it through another Wednesday. Curious what I’ve been up to on Mars? Check out the team blog at https://go.nasa.gov/2hfCEW2

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I see your true colors, and that’s why I love you, Mars.💜 The purple hue of this rock indicates hematite below the dust—a telltale sign of Mars’ watery past.

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Just another day at the office. https://go.nasa.gov/2ytDxlK

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Purple Martian Majesty: Look closely and you’ll see purple and tan bands in this bedrock on Mars.

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Started from the bottom now I’m here. Scouting Vera Rubin Ridge on #MARS .

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Got any weekend plans? I’ll be taking pictures and studying Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars for the next three sols.

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Hey, you! Get a load of my clouds! These are my best views yet of Martian clouds, likely made of ice-water crystals.

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Riding dirty… getting wiser. See the top discoveries in the time it took to get so dusty. Five years on Mars: https://go.nasa.gov/2uqNHAc

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There’s a small moon on the rise. The Hubble Space Telescope spotted Mars’ tiny moon Phobos orbiting the planet.

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There’s iron in them thar hills. I’m starting my investigation of hematite-bearing “Vera Rubin Ridge” on #Mars.

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SO PROUD of teammate Jessica Watkins, just selected for @NASA ’s corps of #NEWASTRONAUTS . Come join me on Mars, Jess!

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Layers of meaning! These rocks show the deep and shallow waters of an ancient Martian lake could’ve supported different kinds of microbes. This evenly layered rock imaged in 2014 by my Mastcam ...

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