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Mon, Aug 06 2012 00:22:17

Reactions to the Mars rover landing

We've saved one of the best till last in this list of tweets celebrating Curiosity's hair-raising Mars landing.

  1. MarsCuriosity
    Curiosity Rover@MarsCuriosity
    I'm safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!! #MSL
    Sun, Aug 05 2012 22:32:25
  2. BarackObama
    Barack Obama@BarackObama
    "Tonight, on the planet Mars, the United States of America made history."—President Obama
    Sun, Aug 05 2012 22:57:55
  3. CatherineQ
    Catherine @CatherineQ
    The Olympics is cool and all but today NASA is lowering a car sized rover onto Mars using nylon strings attached to a rocket powered shelf.
    Sun, Aug 05 2012 02:52:23
  4. bdolman
    Ben Dolman @bdolman
    Gold medal for NASA in the 563 billion meters
    Sun, Aug 05 2012 22:34:14
  5. NickInNC
    Nick Hlavacek@NickInNC
    In case you missed it earlier - Curiosity cost $2.5B. Americans spend $7B on potato chips annually. To say we can't afford this is nonsense.
    Sun, Aug 05 2012 22:54:17
  6. PDX_Greg
    Greg@PDX_Greg
    RT @TVsAndyDaly: Just read that the Curiosity's equipped with a rock-vaporizing laser. Pretty specific. What if the Martians are NOT made of rock? Surrender?
    Mon, Aug 06 2012 00:07:14
  7. itsmariah
    Mariah Mahotz@itsmariah
    Seeing the excitement of the scientists after the rover touched down on Mars was classic. That beat any Olympic celebration by far.
    Mon, Aug 06 2012 00:07:51
  8. NASA
    NASA@NASA
    #MSL: The @MarsCuriosity rover is now speeding up relative to Mars as the gravity of the red planet is pulling it in
    Sun, Aug 05 2012 22:21:48
  9. MarsCuriosity
    Curiosity Rover@MarsCuriosity
    Entering Mars' atmosphere. 7. Minutes. Of. Terror. Starts. NOW. #MSL
    Sun, Aug 05 2012 22:25:00
  10. RT @jayceeblah: Breathtaking view of the Milky Way from the surface of Mars. http://pic.twitter.com/oxXUCoQL
    Guru Rao@gururaav
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    Mon, Aug 06 2012 00:08:58

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