NASA Confirms First Pomeranian on Mars

In its ongoing efforts to collect samples and data from the red planet, NASA announced Wednesday that a mission to land an adorable Pomeranian on the surface of Mars has succeeded. This image, captured by the Curiosity Rover in close proximity to the landing site, was disbursed to the media and public via press release this morning. 

“This is a huge day for the astronomy community,” astrophysicist Dr. Ronald Hemmings tells The Fluffington Post. Hemmings was among the team that launched the POM-1 probe back in January. “It’s one thing to get a robot down on the surface, but a Pomeranian is pretty frisky. He doesn’t always respond to Mission Control.”

So far, the Pom has not collected any soil samples or rocks, according to a NASA spokesperson. But he has chased his shadow in circles for the last few hours.

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