Curiosity Rover starts tweeting pictures from Mars

The Curiosity Rover has landed on Mars and has begun sending photos of the Mars surface via it's Twitter account @MarsCuriosity.

I think it's amazing. Whoever is running the account at NASA is doing a great job in giving the vehicle a great personality! So exciting!

This particular one totally won me over: "Entering Mars' atmosphere. 7. Minutes. Of. Terror. Starts. NOW."

Here are the tweets and pictures:

Cruise stage separation complete. So long & thanks for all the navigation. 17 minutes to Mars! #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

I feel lighter & faster already. Cruise balance masses ejected and Mars is pulling me in #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

Entering Mars' atmosphere. 7. Minutes. Of. Terror. Starts. NOW. #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

Guided entry is begun. Here I go! #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

Parachute deployed! Velocity 900 mph. Altitude 7 miles. 4 minutes to Mars! #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

Backshell separation. It's just you & me now, descent stage. Engage all retrorockets! #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

I'm safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!! #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

You asked for pics from my trip. Here you go! My 1st look (of many to come) of my new home... MARS! #MSL twitter.com/MarsCuriosity/…

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

No photo or it didn't happen? Well lookee here, I'm casting a shadow on the ground in Mars' Gale crater #MSL twitter.com/MarsCuriosity/…

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

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 twitter.com/MarsCuriosity/…

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

To the entire team & fans back on Earth, thank you, thank you. Now the adventure begins. Let's dare mighty things together! #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

Once more, without the clear dust cover. Here's the "fisheye" pic from my rear Hazcam #MSLtwitpic.com/ag43lt

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

FYI, I aim to send bigger, color pictures from Mars later this week once I've got my head up & Mastcam active #MSL

— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012