Here’s one last photo from Curiosity’s first day, just to prove it really is up there on Mars:

(Considering how few people actually saw John Carter, I guess I ought to explain that the little critter there is Woola, a Martian calot — kind of a dog/frog thing — that takes a liking to the titular hero of the movie. Well, I thought it was funny, anyway… )

Not surprisingly, there’s an entire blog dedicated to this sort of thing, with everyone from Marvin the Martian to Ripley’s xenomorph to the yip-yip guys from Sesame Street photobombing Curiosity’s first view of the red planet. There’s some funny and clever stuff over there, but use caution if you’re checking it out at work, as the triple-breasted hooker from Total Recall makes an appearance as well…