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Susanne Schwenzer
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Professor of Planetary Mineralogy, with a love for Mars, impact craters, cats and music
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4702-4708: It’s Only Spooky Here on Earth Today!
By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, U.K.
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Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4702-4708: It’s Only Spooky Here on Earth Today! - NASA Science
By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, U.K.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Shout out to all, who made it happen! 13 years and counting!
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October 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4661-4667: Peaking Into the Hollows

By Susanne P. Schwenzer @spsmars.bsky.social, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4661-4667: Peaking Into the Hollows - NASA Science
By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK
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September 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Congratulations!
astrobiologyou.bsky.social AstrobiologyOU @astrobiologyou.bsky.social · Sep 20
It was an absolute joy to attend this morning's @openuniversity.bsky.social graduation!

Congratulations to all who graduated - including our very own #GraceRichards

We’re very proud of you!

#OUFamily @ougradsch.bsky.social #SPS #OUSTEM

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September 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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👀 incoming Mastcam mosaic / Stereo3D view of this most peculiar rock. Stay tuned!

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a screenshot of the roverpics app listing thumbnail images captured by the Mars rover Perseverance.
September 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Giving me the blues! #Jeremejevite has piezoelectric properties, which wow! But I went with #Haüyne because it’s formed in volcanoes and I loves me some volcanoes 🌋! Also, the discoverer named it after himself almost on the spot, so mad respect to René-Just Haüy there. And, ümlaüts rule. #MinCup25
Haüyne Haüyne Jeremejevite Jeremejevite
September 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Stereo3D view captured by Curiosity from within a trough of the boxwork structure

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.

#Mars Aug. 26, 2025 - Sol 4641
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech 🧪🔭
A dual left/right stereoscopic pair of black and white photographies capturing a Martian landscape. This dual image is intended to be used to obtain a Stereo3D rendition of the scene through parallel viewing, and not cross-eyed viewing.
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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A Stereo3D view captured by Curiosity at that location on the ridge with her Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI)

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.

#Mars Aug. 8, 2025 - Sol 4623
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS 🧪🔭
A dual left/right stereoscopic pair of ochre toned photographies capturing a layered Martian rock. This dual image is intended to be used to obtain a Stereo3D rendition of the scene through parallel viewing, and not cross-eyed viewing.
August 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Peace and love from planet Mars (Curiosity NavCam imaging from the afternoon of Sol 4623, August 8, 2025)
A rounded area of sandy pits are intersected by rocky ridges to form a peace sign shape on the Martian surface.
August 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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New Paper Published. I am incredibly proud of this one. I agreed to this review when I was the branch chief of research and thought I could get the paper done in about 6 months....then multiple job shifts happened and the paper was submitted just over a year and 6 months after I said yes. (1/4)
August 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Happy Landiversary Curiosity. <3

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4622-4623: Kicking Off (Earth) Year 14 With an Investigation of Veins - NASA Science
Written by Abigail Fraeman, Deputy Project Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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August 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Today, 13 years ago, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. What a journey of science and discovery, of collegiality and thinking. Go, Curiosity! What a privilege to be a tiny part of the journey.
August 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Luke Jerram's Mars installation, including a mesmerising sound track.... and on Saturday Luke himself... visited the OU this weekend. So exciting, so much fun. So many great conversations, from science to art to philosophy. What a privilege! @AstrobiologyOU @lukejerram.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Check out the latest Curiosity rover mission update by @spsmars.bsky.social

Sols 4473-4474: So Many Rocks, So Many Textures!

☑️ science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-44... #Mars 🧪 #PlanetSci
A grey scale image of a boulder located about 40 meters (about 131 feet) away from the rover at the time. NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Chemistry & Camera (ChemCam) instrument. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL
March 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Curiosity rover mission updates: three new posts by Lucy Thompson, Susanne Schwenzer @spsmars.bsky.social, and Scott VanBommel

☑️ Silver Linings science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-45...
☑️ Thumbs up from Mars science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-45...
☑️ Prinzregententorte science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-45...

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Sols 4520-4521: Prinzregententorte - NASA Science
Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University
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April 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Not often that I find myself highlighted!
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Curiosity rover mission updates: two new posts by Susanne Schwenzer @spsmars.bsky.social and Michelle Minitti

☑️ Sols 4543-4545: Leaving the Ridge for the Ridges science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-45...
☑️ Sol 4546: Martian Jenga science.nasa.gov/blog/sol-454...

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Sol 4546: Martian Jenga - NASA Science
Written by Michelle Minitti, Planetary Geologist at Framework
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June 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Curiosity rover updates: three new posts by Lucy Thompson, Lauren Edgar and Susanne Schwenzer @spsmars.bsky.social

☑️ Salty Salton Sea? science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-44...
☑️ Making Good Progress science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-44...
☑️ Heading Into the Small Canyon science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-44...

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Sols 4466-4468: Heading Into the Small Canyon - NASA Science
Written by Susanne Schwenzer, Planetary Geologist at The Open University
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February 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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First sign of winter being over!
February 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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heyzine.com/flip-book/b0..., what a journey! Thanks to all who travelled with us!
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February 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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The current workspace in front of the Mars Curiosity Rover following its Sol 4450 drive this week.

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Rocks and sand. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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What do clouds on Mars look like?
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'Iridescent' clouds on Mars captured in Martian twilight in stunning NASA rover images (video)
"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact."
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February 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Just a normal day on Mars.... Go, Curiosity, go! science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-44...
Sols 4445–4446: Cloudy Days are Here - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025
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February 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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New year, new paper! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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January 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Sols 4398-4401: Holidays Ahead, Rocks Under the Wheels

by Susanne Schwenzer @spsmars.bsky.social
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Sols 4398-4401: Holidays Ahead, Rocks Under the Wheels - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 It’s almost holiday time, and preparations are going ahead on Earth and Mars! For myself that means having a packed suitcase sitting behind me to go on my...
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December 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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Curiosity around the corner? Soon! science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-43...
Sols 4391-4392: Rounding the Bend - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 For planning today, we have a beautiful view of the northern tip of Texoli, as seen in the image foreground. Unfortunately, the rocks that make the view s...
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December 12, 2024 at 10:43 PM