[1] A Twitter feed for the rock was created, featuring an anthropomorphized account of its experiences.

[3] Its posts include a humor themed mix of social interaction and Mars content such as "Did you know I was born in a volcano?

[3][4] The goal of this initial use of the laser on Mars was to serve as target practice for characterizing the instrument.

[2] The mission's investigators thought the rock was a basalt prior to lasing, which was confirmed by preliminary results.

[5][6] The ChemCam team reported positive results; they worked on the instrument for eight years before getting to use it on Mars.