A car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars for NASA since 2012, investigating whether the planet ever had conditions favorable for microbial life.
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Spacecraft Type ManufacturerNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 2 StatusOperational on the Martian surface as of the mid-2020s, well past its original planned mission length. 1 Status
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Landed in Gale Crater in August 2012.
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Manufacturer: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Curiosity (rover) (Wikipedia)
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Curiosity is a Mars rover that is exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission.
Curiosity (Wikipedia)
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Curiosity is a Mars rover that is exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission.
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Part Of: Mars Science Laboratory Mission, Lead: mission of the spacecraft (part-of)
successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012
Mission Of: Mars Science Laboratory Mission, Lead: mission of the spacecraft (mission-of)
successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012
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