NASA Curiosity Mars Rover

Curiosity is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Gale crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral (CCAFS) on 26 November 2011, at 15:02:00 UTC and landed on Aeolis Palus inside Gale crater on Mars on 6 August 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.Curiosity's prime mission is to determine if Mars is, or was, suitable for life. While it is not designed to find life itself, the rover carries a number of instruments on board that can bring back information about the surrounding environment. Type: Mars rover Manufacturer: JPL · Boeing · Lockheed Martin Dry mass: 899 kg (1,982 lb) Launch date: 26 November 2011 · 15:02:00 UTC Launch site: Cape Canaveral (CCAFS), SLC-41 Landing date: 6 August 2012, 05:17:57 UTC · MSD 49269, 05:53 AMT · MSD 49269, 14:53 LMST (Sol 0)