- Telemetry
Curiosity at a glance.
Sols on Mars
4,500+
Distance driven
20.5mi
Samples drilled
39
Status
Active
- Status
Still climbing Mount Sharp.
Curiosity touched down in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012 using the unprecedented sky crane landing system. The rover has since driven over 20 miles, climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp to read the geological history of Mars layer by layer.
Its discoveries include evidence that Gale Crater once held a long-lived freshwater lake - and that ancient Mars had the right chemistry to support microbial life.