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3. Tweets from Mars

By Amy LombardDec. 04, 20120

I'm safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!! #MSL
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Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 06, 2012

There was a sigh of relief heard round the world when NASA’s Curiosity Rover landed safely on Mars. And if watching it on YouTube wasn’t an option, science nerds everywhere could follow the descent onto the Red Planet via Twitter.

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@CourtOConnor @time @marscuriosity @veronicamcg @stephist Congrats, Ladies!