The Curiosity rover has already fired a laser. Why not check in on Foursquare?

The Curiosity rover has already . Why not check in on Foursquare?

That's exactly what she did today, making note of her whereabouts on the social check-in service from the Red Planet. Specifically, Curiosity checked in to Gale Crater, the area of Mars in which the rover in early August.

"Today, NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover checked in for the first time on Mars, marking the first Foursquare check-in ever on another planet (and the second check-in in space!). Carl Sagan would be proud," Foursquare announced in a blog post.

The company said Curiosity will continue to check in on Mars and share updates throughout her 23-month exploration of the planet. Foursquare users can keep up with the rover via the Mars Curiosity page and Foursquare said it would release a Curiosity-themed badge later this year for check-ins at places with a science, tech, engineering, or math theme.

"NASA is using Foursquare as a tool to share the rover's new locations while exploring Mars," said David Weaver, associate administrator for communications at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "This will help to involve the public with the mission and give them a sense of the rover's travels through Gale Crater."

NASA first teamed up with Foursquare in 2010 for astronaut Doug Wheelock's first-ever check-in from the International Space Station. The company later unveiled the NASA Explorer badge for those who check in at NASA-related locations around the country.

Curiosity, meanwhile, is currently making her way toward Mount Sharp, a mountain about three miles tall. Last week, she discovered evidence that a .

For more, see and the slideshow of recent Mars images below.