(Photo: Foursquare)

In a delightfully geeky publicity stunt for New York-based location checkin service, NASA tweeted moments ago that the Curiosity Rover has joined Foursquare. "Guess who just joined @Foursquare? That's right... @MarsCuriosity just checked in from the Red Planet," tweeted NASA. It's the first-ever checkin on a different planet, and we have to admit it's pretty awesome.

"One check-in closer to being Mayor of Mars!" the Rover wrote for its inaugural checkin.

Curiosity's Foursquare page is decorated with beautiful photos of the surface of Mars and--in a polite nod to the planet's potential future inhabitants--the Rover even left some tips at hotspots around Mars. "Wish you weighed less? Visit the Red Planet. Because Mars is so much smaller, its gravity makes you weigh only 3/8 what you do on Earth," it wrote of the Gale Crater.

"Mars is cold, dry and rocky. Extra moisturizer and sturdy shoes would be a good idea, plus oxygen for those of you who breathe," it added.

(Oh, you breathe? How twentieth century of you.)

Foursquare celebrated the event with a post on its blog. "Throughout its 23-month exploration of Mars (which began last month), the Mars Rover will continue to check in and share updates on Foursquare," read the post, adding that a Curiosity-themed badge will be available soon.

Hey, that's certainly cooler than the "Don't Stop Believin'" karaoke badge.

(Photo: Reddit)

Space dreams do come true.

Good morning, sunshine! (Photo: flickr.com/globochem)

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