Mars Science Laboratory
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Mars Science Laboratory is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The overall
Hubble view of Mars: Gale crater can be seen. Slightly left and south of center, it is a small dark spot with dust trailing southward from it.
MSL self-portrait from Gale Crater sol 85 (October 31, 2012)
The multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectricgenerator that powers the rover
Curiosity transmits to Earth directly or via three relay satellites in Mars orbit.
Mars 2020
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Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-grounded small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems, as part of the Mars Exploration Program. Mars 20
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Sample tubes being loaded into the Perseverance rover
Campaign plans for 2021–2022
The heat shield (left) and back shell (right) together make up the aeroshell for NASA's Mars 2020 mission. The diameter of each part is about 15 feet (4.5 metres). The rover and its descent stage were enclosed and shielded by the aeroshell during their deep space voyage to Mars and upon entry into the Martian atmosphere, which generated intense heat. The aeroshell was made by Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, Colorado, where the photo was taken.
Perseverance rover at JPL