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Connect With Curiosity Be A Martian: Home | Facebook | Twitter Be A Martian: Mobile: Android | iPhone | Windows Phone Other: Windows 8---> Mars Curios
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Curiosity's traverse map from Sol 166 to the present. This map will be updated once Curiosity starts to drive again. Right now, Curiosity is at Yellowknife Bay, studying its first powdered rock samp
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Goldstone AntennaThe 70m antenna at Goldstone, California against the background of the Mojave desert.
NASA Deep Space Network (DSN)
The NASA Deep Space Network - or DSN - is an international netwo
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Mars Science Laboratory Contribution to Mars Exploration Program Science Goals
Mars Science Laboratory science investigations are designed to support the Mars Exploration Program's overall science s
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Zip Code Mars
Meet the people from around the world who have made contributions to the exploration of Mars at: Zip Code Mars
While numerous individuals make vital contributions without which this mi
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Science Instrument Details
Visit the MSL Science Corner to view technical information about the science instruments.
Science instruments are state-of-the-art tools for acquiring information ab
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Cameras: MastCam | MAHLI | MARDI
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Daily Weather Report
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Taking Mars' TemperatureThis graph shows the rise
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A L L I N S T R U M E N T S
Cameras: MastCam | MAHLI | MARDI
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Telecommunications technologies serve as the "walkie-talkies" that enable spacecraft operators on Earth to send commands and receive data faster and in greater amounts. Below are examples of the way i
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What's New
Look for the latest press releases and other mission updates.
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Martian Diaries
Read first-hand accounts from real Martians - people working on Mars missions, that
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Images
Browse through images from the Mars Science Laboratory.
This image gallery will expand as the mission progresses.
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Curiosity's Raw Images
See the latest from Mars!
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Thanks to all for submitting your names. You are on your way to Mars!Your names are being prepared for etching on a microchip that the Curiosity rover will carry on its "back" (its "deck").
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Curiosity: Robot Geologist and Chemist in One!In this picture, the rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of the rover's arm, which extends about 7 feet (2 meters).The surface op
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How the rover can communicate through Mars-orbiting spacecraft
Not only does the rover send messages directly to the DSN stations, but it is also able to uplink information to other spacecraft orbit
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The rover's antennas
A Clear Look at the Rover DeckOn the left of this image, part of the rover's power supply is visible. To the right of the power supply can be seen the pointy low-gain antenna an
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Curiosity's First Arm Extension, Full ResolutionThe extended robotic arm of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity can be seen in this mosaic of full-resolution images from Curiosity's Navigation camera (Navcam)
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Mars Science Laboratory Parachute, Artist's ConceptThis is an artist's concept of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover parachute system.Mars Science Laboratory's parachute, used to slow the spa
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Curiosity's Sky Crane Maneuver, Artist's ConceptThis artist's concept shows the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASA's Curiosity rover to the Martian surface.Mars Science Laboratory represent
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The rover's wheels and "legs"
The Mars Science Laboratory has six wheels, each with its own individual motor.
The two front and two rear wheels also have individual steering motors (1 each). This
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Curiosity Spotted on Parachute by OrbiterNASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT).Th
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Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist's Concept, Close-upThis artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover.The first drive phase is defined as the period of time after landing durin
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Remote Science Instrumentation: for collecting Mars data from orbit
In-situ Instrumentation: for collecting Mars data from the surface
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Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist's Concept, Close-upThis artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover.
With its rover named Curiosity, Mars Science Laboratory mission is part o
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NASA's Next Mars Rover on a Test Drive
In some sense, the Mars Science Laboratory rover's parts will be similar to what any living creature would need to keep it "alive" and able to explore.
The rover
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Key Dates
Launched:
7:02 a.m. PST, Nov. 26, 2011
(10:02 a.m. EST)
Landed:
10:32 p.m. PDT, Aug. 5, 2012
(1:32 a.m. EDT, Aug. 6, 2012)
Follow Your Curiosity:
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Mission Fact Sheet:
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The rover's "eyes" and other "senses"
The rover has seventeen "eyes." Six engineering cameras aid in rover navigation and four cameras perform science investigations.
Each camera has an applicatio
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What is the spacecraft?
The spacecraft is the protective "spaceship" that enables the precious cargo (that is, the rover!) to travel between Earth and Mars. It is separate from the launch vehicle that
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Mars Science Laboratory used a bold, new landing system. The spacecraft's descent into the martian atmosphere was guided by small rockets on its way toward the surface.
Like Viking, Pathfinder a
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Current Rover Configuration
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The Mars Science Laboratory rover will act as a robot geologist while it is on the surface of Mars.
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The rover's energy
The rover requires power to operate. Without power, it cannot move, use its science instruments, or communicate with Earth. The Mars Science Laboratory rover carries a radioisoto
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An engineer dressed in white clean room coveralls (called a "bunny suit") works on the rover upside-down in its "backshell."
The pre-launch period covers everything from initial mission design to all
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Context of Curiosity Landing Site in Gale Crater, with EllipseThis oblique, southward-looking view of Gale crater shows the landing site and the mound of layered rocks that NASA's Mars Science Laborat
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A group of engineers and technicians prepare to mate the rover (tucked inside its backshell and turned upside-down on the left) to its protective heatshield, the black disk on the right.
The Mars Scie
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Curiosity Approaching Mars, Artist's ConceptThis is an artist's concept of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft approaching Mars.To ensure a successful entry, descent, and landing, engineers bega
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Size and strength of the DSN antennas
The DSN antennas are extremely large: 34 meters (about 37 yards) and 70 meters (about 76 yards). These enormous antennas enable humans to reach out to spacecraf
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The Deep Space Network (DSN) communicates with nearly all spacecraft flying throughout our solar system. Many spacecraft are cruising in space, observing Saturn, the sun, asteroids and comets. In addi
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Special signal tones the DSN received during entry, descent, and landing
During the entry, descent and landing phase of the Mars Exploration Rover mission, engineers listened anxiously for 128 disti
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X-band radio waves used by the rover to communicate
The rover communicates with the orbiters and the DSN through radio waves. They communicate with each other through X-band, which are radio waves a
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Overview
Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, an environment able to support microbial life. In other words, its mission is to determine the pl
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Propulsion technologies provide the energy to get to Mars and conduct long-term studies. Below is an example of the way in which the Mars Science Laboratory mission benefits from past technological de
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Power provides electricity to the spacecraft and its subsystems. Below are examples of the way in which the Mars Science Laboratory mission benefits from past technological development and contributes
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Software engineering provides the computing and commands necessary to operate the spacecraft and its subsystems. Below are examples of the way in which the Mars Science Laboratory mission benefits fro
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Autonomous Planetary Mobility technologies enable rovers to make decisions and avoid hazards on their own. Below are examples of the way in which the Mars Science Laboratory mission benefits from past
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Technologies for severe environments make systems robust enough to handle extreme conditions in space and on Mars.
Managing Extreme Martian Temperatures
Varying martian temperatures create a chall
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In-situ instrumentation enables the collection of Mars data from the surface. Below are examples of the way in which the Mars Science Laboratory mission benefits from past technological development an
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Mars Science Laboratory Guided Entry at Mars, Artist's ConceptThis artist's concept shows thrusters firing during the entry, descent and landing phase for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission to Mar
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Curiosity and Descent Stage, Artist's ConceptThis is an artist's concept of the rover and descent stage for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during the final minute before the rover, Curiosit
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Descent imaging provides pictures during entry, descent, and landing. It is one of the advanced terrain-sensing techniques that could be used on future missions for the detection and avoidance of sur
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Follow me through the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) phases of my Mission.
My parts are similar to what a human would need to explore Mars (body, brains, eyes, arm, legs, etc.). Check it out th
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Viewing Spark Generated by ChemCam Laser for Mars RoverThe ChemCam instrument for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission uses a pulsed laser beam to vaporize a pinhead-size target, producing a flash o
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Curiosity Mars Rover Flexes Its Robotic Arm
Robotics
NASA/JPL's Mobility and Robotic Systems Section is hard at work on many aspects of MSL.
Technology development makes missions possible. Each
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The data rate direct-to-Earth varies from about 500 bits per second to 32,000 bits per second (roughly half as fast as a standard home modem). The data rate to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is selec
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The rover's "body"
The rover body is called the warm electronics box, or "WEB" for short. Like a car body, the rover body is a strong, outer layer that protects the rover's computer and electronics (w
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Launch Vehicle
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The rover's "brains"
Unlike people and animals, the rover brains are in its body. The rover computer (its "brains") is inside a module called "The Rover Compute Element" (RCE) inside the rover body.
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Powered Descent, Sky Crane & Flyaway
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Entry, descent, and landing technologies ensure precise and safe landings. Below are examples of the ways in which the Mars Science Laboratory mi
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Mars Science Laboratory Spacecraft During Cruise, Artist's ConceptThis is an artist's concept of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during its cruise phase between launch and final approach to
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Gale Crater is a fascinating place to explore because of the mountain of layered materials in the middle. On Earth, this mound would be a mountain 5 kilometers (3 miles) high!
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Technologies for remote science instrumentation enable the collection of Mars data from orbit.
As this mission is a landed mission and not an orbital mission, no technologies were contributed in thi
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Entry, Descent, and Landing: for ensuring precise and safe landings
Autonomous Planetary Mobility: for enabling the rovers to make decisions and avoid hazards on their own
Technologies for Sever
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Sample-return technologies enable the collection and return of rock, soil, and atmospheric samples back to Earth for further laboratory analysis.
While a sample cache was once considered for Mars Sc
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Engineers work on Opportunity (in its cruise configuration) in a cleanroom at Kennedy Space Center. A very important part of planetary protection is keeping contaminants from humans from riding aboard
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Propulsion: for providing the energy to get to Mars and conduct long-term studies
Power: for providing more efficient and increased electricity to the spacecraft and its subsystems
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The Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) will measure the abundance of chemical elements in rocks and soils. The APXS will be placed in contact with rock and soil samples, exposing them to alpha p
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Mars Science Laboratory: Mission Objectives
To contribute to the four science goals and meet its specific goal of determining Mars' habitability, Mars Science Laboratory has the following science ob
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While the Mast Camera (MastCam) will serve many of the same purposes as its predecessor (the Panoramic Camera) on the Mars Exploration Rovers, it will also feature some important new capabilities. The
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Seven Candidate Landing Sites
Survivor: Mars
The Mars tribe has spoken. After searching far and wide for a landing site that can tell them if Mars was ever livable for microscopic life,
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Miyamoto Crater is just west of the Plains of Meridiani. A huge hole in the ground, the crater is 150 kilometers (93 miles) wide. Rocks formed in the presence of water fill the
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Nili Fossae Trough is a huge crack in the surface of Mars. The linear trough is about 25 kilometers (16 miles) wide. It formed when a huge meteor slammed into the surface and cr
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Southern Meridiani is on a smooth Martian plain. Not far away, the Opportunity rover found evidence of flowing water in the past. Scientists now know that the plains have a comp
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Next NASA Mars Mission Rescheduled For 2011
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Eberswalde Crater offers the chance to explore an ancient river delta. In fact, the delta is the most convincing sign that a Martian river once flowed into a standing body of w
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Gale Crater is a fascinating place to explore because of the mountain of layered materials in the middle. On Earth, this mound would be a mountain 5 kilometers (3 miles) high!
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Holden Crater sits within a string of craters that look like a chain of alpine lakes connected by a stream. The crater offers tantalizing clues to the history of water on Mars.
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Mawrth Vallis is smack in the middle of a region that has always been mysterious to scientists. This region is the boundary between the southern highlands and northern lowlands
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Eberswalde Crater offers the chance to explore an ancient river delta. In fact, the delta is the most convincing sign that a Martian river once flowed into a standing body of w
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Holden Crater sits within a string of craters that look like a chain of alpine lakes connected by a stream. The crater offers tantalizing clues to the history of water on Mars.
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Cruise stage with flight systemThe Mars Science Laboratory flight system will consist of four major elements in three distinct phases (from left): the cruise stage, the aeroshell (heatshield and backs
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The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) is a new device that will allow earthbound geologists to see martian features smaller than the diameter of a human hair, including close-up views of minerals, texture
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The Chemistry & Mineralogy X-Ray Diffraction (CheMin) instrument represents a major advancement in identifying martian minerals. After the rover prepares a rock sample, CheMin will then direct a
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The Laser-Induced Remote Sensing for Chemistry and Micro-Imaging (ChemCam) represents the first active remote-sensing device sent to Mars. The camera portion of the instrument will capture high-resolu
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The Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite (SAM) represents a major step forward in addressing the potential for life on the red planet. It will search for compounds of the element carbon (including
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The Radiation Assessment Detector will be one of the first instruments sent to Mars specifically to prepare for future human exploration. The instrument will be the first detector on the surface of Ma
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The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons instrument will provide the first surface means of detecting neutron emissions that escape as cosmic rays from space bombard the martian surface. It is a way of detectin
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The Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) will provide a daily report of atmospheric weather conditions on Mars, including atmospheric pressure, humidity, ultraviolet radiation from the sun, w
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How the DSN helps engineers navigate the spacecraft during cruise
During cruise, the Deep Space Network antennas pick up signals from the spacecraft that tell navigators where the spacecraft are loc
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