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marswiggles:

Front Hazcam, Sol 149-150 — Turret dances as Curiosity rover brushes up on some geology. (I reordered a few GIF frames across two Sols to create the illusion of fluid shadow motion).

Nibble.
Nibble nibble.
What a great blog. Lots more wonderful Mars GIF goodness at the link above!
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marswiggles:

Front Hazcam, Sol 149-150 — Turret dances as Curiosity rover brushes up on some geology. (I reordered a few GIF frames across two Sols to create the illusion of fluid shadow motion).

Nibble.

Nibble nibble.

What a great blog. Lots more wonderful Mars GIF goodness at the link above!

    • #mars
    • #jpl
    • #nasa
    • #rover
    • #msl
    • #curiosity
    • #turret
    • #hazcam
    • #front hazcam
    • #space
    • #science
    • #gif
    • #wiggle
    • #wiggle gif
    • #mars wiggles
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We’ve found Martians! And they’re adorable!
(I’m clearly having waaaaaaaay too much fun with NASA’s Spacecraft 3D app.)
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We’ve found Martians! And they’re adorable!

(I’m clearly having waaaaaaaay too much fun with NASA’s Spacecraft 3D app.)

    • #science
    • #space
    • #nasa
    • #jpl
    • #mars
    • #curiosity
    • #oliver
    • #my doggy
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All of JPL’s NASA missions in one infographic, dates to destinations.
Launch yourself to the hi-res version here.
(via JPL Mission History)
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All of JPL’s NASA missions in one infographic, dates to destinations.

Launch yourself to the hi-res version here.

(via JPL Mission History)

Source: jpl.nasa.gov

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    • #space
    • #jpl
    • #nasa
    • #infographic
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Random Fact of the Day:
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The wheels of the Curiosity rover spell out JPL in Morse code. Everywhere it goes, we’ll be leaving clues for telegraph-using extraterrestrials
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The wheels of the Curiosity rover spell out JPL in Morse code. Everywhere it goes, we’ll be leaving clues for telegraph-using extraterrestrials

    • #science
    • #mars
    • #morse code
    • #jpl
    • #curiosity
    • #random fact
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Chemistry On Mars!

The Curiosity Rover’s Mission to Uncover Martian Habitability  

Bytesize Science took a visit to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratories to find out more about the Curiosity Rover’s mission to explore habitability (the ability for Mars to have supported life in the past) using an advanced onboard science lab.

Curiosity will use internal and external equipment from x-ray diffraction to laser spectrometry (shot from its “eye”!!) to do the same advanced chemical analysis that we can do here on Earth … only on Mars. This is the most advanced rover ever deployed, and should really be called a mobile laboratory. 

I guess that is probably why the project is called “Mars Science Laboratory” … anyway …

As it roams Gale Crater, drilling its own samples and sending the mineral analysis back to Earth, NASA hopes to draw a timeline of early Martian geology. This way, we can see if the planet ever had conditions more supportive of life in the past.

SIX DAYS UNTIL LANDING, PEOPLE. SIX DAYS.

Source: youtube.com

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    • #SIX FREAKING DAYS
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