Just finished hunkering down for a big dust storm (the size of W. Va.) to pass over. Weathered it well & I'm back to work is.gd/kVg

For everyone asking, here's a longish article on the possibility of surviving winter: um, I don't like that title.

I'm digging as much as I can right now. I may have to stop using my arm by end of October due to declining power supply. is.gd/3KOx

Odyssey has been the main comm link for the rovers and me to call home. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter helps out too.

The other rovers are located close to the Martian equator and I'm above the arctic circle. Alas, we'll never meet face to face

It may be "Mars dirt" to you, but under the optical microscope these Martian particles are beautiful. And intriguing. is.gd/3CKb

3 Twitties? Wow, I'm overwhelmed, especially being up against so many other great nominees. Thank you all for your votes, I'm very humbled.

You can visit the Phoenix Science Ops Center in Tuscon! Go here for the dates and to book: tinyurl.com/4tal6j

The low temp here has hit -90C (-130F) in recent days. As temps go down, I use more of my limited power to keep heaters on. Brr!

Q's about how I saw the snow falling. It was seen by the lidar laser, 2 km above, and here's how the graph looks: tinyurl.com/4zkxfx