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(27,677 posts)4h @MarsCuriosity
2 hours to Mars, 16,300 miles away and closing fast. Velocity = 8,900 mph.
3h @MarsCuriosity
I'm inside the orbit of Deimos and completely on my own. Wish me luck! #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
I'm glad it's you on the line, @CanberraDSN. Thanks for being my ears on the Earth tonight #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
EDL main poll at @NASAJPL mission control. Nominal is my favorite word #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
Pass the Peanuts! Everyone's eating peanuts, right? They're an @NASAJPL good-luck tradition since Ranger 7 in 1964 #MSL2h
@MarsCuriosity
Way to go, Odyssey! The Mars orbiter is in position to relay my communications during landing in real-time back to Earth #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
Cruise stage separation complete. So long & thanks for all the navigation. 17 minutes to Mars! #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
I feel lighter & faster already. Cruise balance masses ejected and Mars is pulling me in #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
Entering Mars' atmosphere. 7. Minutes. Of. Terror. Starts. NOW. #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
Guided entry is begun. Here I go! #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
Parachute deployed! Velocity 900 mph. Altitude 7 miles. 4 minutes to Mars! #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
Heatshield separation. Next up: Radar must lock on ground #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
Backshell separation. It's just you & me now, descent stage. Engage all retrorockets! #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
I'm safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!! #MSL
2h @MarsCuriosity
You asked for pics from my trip. Here you go! My 1st look (of many to come) of my new home... MARS! #MSL pic.twitter.com/894ouNJt
2h @MarsCuriosity
No photo or it didn't happen? Well lookee here, I'm casting a shadow on the ground in Mars' Gale crater #MSL pic.twitter.com/cj1zFJty
1h @MarsCuriosity
It once was one small step... now it's six big wheels. Here's a look at one of them on the soil of Mars #MSL pic.twitter.com/uzO99NZz
1h @MarsCuriosity
Meanwhile, back on Earth, my post-landing news conference is starting @NASAJPL.
1h @MarsCuriosity
To the entire team & fans back on Earth, thank you, thank you. Now the adventure begins. Let's dare mighty things together! #MSL