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Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory
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The Mars Science Laboratory and its rover, Curiosity, were launched from Earth on 26 November 2011. As of May 10, 2024, Curiosity has been on the planet Mars for 4181 sols since landing on 6 August 2012. (See Current status.)
Curiosity rover on Mars (5 August 2015)
Curiosity rover on Mars (5 August 2015)
Cruise stage is tested in 2010.
Cruise stage is tested in 2010.
Aeolis Mons rises from the middle of Gale Crater - Green dot marks the Curiosity rover landing site in Aeolis Palus - North is down.
Aeolis Mons rises from the middle of Gale Crater - Green dot marks the Curiosity rover landing site in Aeolis Palus - North is down.
Curiosity descending under its parachute (August 6, 2012; MRO/HiRISE).
Curiosity descending under its parachute (August 6, 2012; MRO/HiRISE).
Curiosity (rover)
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Curiosity is a car-sized Mars rover exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral (CCAFS) on November 26, 2011, at 15:02:00 UTC and landed on Aeolis Palus inside Gale crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17:57 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a 560 million km (350 million mi) journey.
Self-portrait by Curiosity at the foot of Mount Sharp in October 2015
Self-portrait by Curiosity at the foot of Mount Sharp in October 2015
Two Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers stand with three vehicles, providing a size comparison of three generations of Mars rovers. Front and center l
Two Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers stand with three vehicles, providing a size comparison of three generations of Mars rovers. Front and center left is the flight spare for the first Mars rover, Sojourner, which landed on Mars in 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder Project. On the left is a Mars Exploration Rover (MER) test vehicle that is a working sibling to Spirit and Opportunity, which landed on Mars in 2004. On the right is a test rover for the
Radioisotope pellet within a graphite shell that fuels the generator
Radioisotope pellet within a graphite shell that fuels the generator
Radioisotope Power System for Curiosity at Kennedy Space Center
Radioisotope Power System for Curiosity at Kennedy Space Center