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Follow Curiosity's own tweets from Mars—plus Mohawk Guy and JPL
An artist's concept of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft approaching Mars.
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In honor of the Curiosity mission on Mars we have brought together some of the more interesting Twitter feeds as they discuss the historic venture. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below and join in on the discussion.
KPCC reporters have been talking to Southland scientists and engineers and counting down the days until NASA's most ambitious rover yet — Curiosity — prepares to land on the Martian surface. Follow the series online.
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PHOTOS: Check out our full gallery of photos from the Red Planet!
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