The Mars rover and the multiple stakes it has on social media sites, reports Lisa Lacy of ClickZ.
It has its own Foursquare badge, along with accounts on Twitter and Facebook. On Foursquare, the Curiosity Explorer badge has over 20,000 likes, and the rover checks in on Mars’ Gale Crater, the Rocknest, and Mount Sharp.
NASA’s Deputy Social Media Manager Jason Townsend said, “We’re always looking for new ways to connect to the public to get inspired about what’s going on and to follow along and really share.”