With the government open again, Mars Rover Curiosity returned to Twitter on Thursday with a new photo of the red planet.
Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m back on Twitter & even closer to Mars’ Mount Sharp. http://t.co/GVWZBA5lvx
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) October 17, 2013
When the government shut down, NASA was able to keep the Curiosity running, but did not post updates to the Rover’s Twitter account.