NASA’s newest rover, Curiosity, wasn’t alone on Mars for long.
ALTER EGO Jason Filiatrault is the tweeter behind Sarcastic Rover, a Twitter feed following NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars. Courtesy J. Filiatrault
Two hours after Curiosity landed in Gale Crater on August 6, her cranky alter-ego plopped down with a huff on the Red Planet. That is, a virtual alter ego named Sarcastic Rover appeared on Twitter and began updating followers about her exploits.
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