jul 1, 1990 - 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.

Type: Mars rover
Owner: NASA
Manufacturer: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Launched: November 26, 2011, 15:02 UTC
from Cape Canaveral SLC-41
Deployed: August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC; 12 years ago
from the MSL EDLS
Location: Gale crater, Mars
Traveled: 32.12 km (19.96 mi) on Mars as of 16 August 2024

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