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DSS-14 GOLDSTONEVOYAGER 1RX 160 b/s - 22h 46m light-timeDSS-43 CANBERRAJUICETX/RX - 2-way doppler lockDSS-63 MADRIDJWSTRX 3.2 Mb/s - L2 haloDSS-54 MADRIDMARS EXPRESSRX - Sol trackingDSS-25 GOLDSTONEPERSEVERANCERX - relay via MRODSS-36 CANBERRANEW HORIZONSRX - KBO surveyDSS-55 MADRIDPSYCHETX/RX - cruise opsDSS-26 GOLDSTONEPARKER SOLARRX - post-perihelionDSS-35 CANBERRAEUROPA CLIPPERTX - course trimDSS-24 GOLDSTONELUCYRX - Trojan approachDSS-14 GOLDSTONEVOYAGER 1RX 160 b/s - 22h 46m light-timeDSS-43 CANBERRAJUICETX/RX - 2-way doppler lockDSS-63 MADRIDJWSTRX 3.2 Mb/s - L2 haloDSS-54 MADRIDMARS EXPRESSRX - Sol trackingDSS-25 GOLDSTONEPERSEVERANCERX - relay via MRODSS-36 CANBERRANEW HORIZONSRX - KBO surveyDSS-55 MADRIDPSYCHETX/RX - cruise opsDSS-26 GOLDSTONEPARKER SOLARRX - post-perihelionDSS-35 CANBERRAEUROPA CLIPPERTX - course trimDSS-24 GOLDSTONELUCYRX - Trojan approach
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NASAMars Science Laboratory - Curiosity Rover - 2011-070A

Curiosity

Car-sized rover exploring Mars' Gale Crater since 2012
Launched
Nov 26, 2011
Operator
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Targets
Mars - Gale Crater - Mount Sharp
PHASE 01
Launch
Nov 26, 2011 ✓
PHASE 02
Sky crane landing
Aug 6, 2012 ✓
PHASE 03
Primary mission
2012-2014 ✓
PHASE 04 - ACTIVE
Extended missions
2014-present
- 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.