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The rover is still operational, and as of 31 January 2025, Curiosity has been active on Mars for 4440 sols (4561 total days; 12 years, 178 days) since its landing (see current status). The NASA/JPL Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Project Team was awarded the 2012 Robert J. Collier Trophy by the National Aeronautic Association "In recognition ...
Curiosity rover on Mars (5 August 2015) The Mars Science Laboratory and its rover, Curiosity, were launched from Earth on 26 November 2011. As of January 24, 2025, Curiosity has been on the planet Mars for 4432 sols (4554 total days; 12 years, 171 days) since landing on 6 August 2012. (See Current status.)
NASA named the rover landing site Bradbury Landing on sol 16, August 22, 2012. [156] According to NASA, an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 heat-resistant bacterial spores were on Curiosity at launch, and as much as 1,000 times that number may not have been counted.
The “six-wheeled geologist” (as NASA calls it) doesn’t contain an onboard lab like its sister rover, Curiosity. But that’s actually a feature—not a flaw.
2. Schlernitzauer needed a special bearings design for Curiosity. As a product designer for the Timken Co., Schlernitzauer helped to design the bearings system that was used to land the Mars rover ...
Sky crane is a soft landing system used in the last part of the entry, descent and landing (EDL) sequence developed by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for its two largest Mars rovers, Curiosity and Perseverance. While previous rovers used airbags for landing, both Curiosity and Perseverance were too heavy to be landed this way. Instead, a ...
On July 2, the Mars rover switched itself into safe mode, ceasing a host of functions including communications with ground control -- but no one knows why.
Orbital images of landing site suggest a successful landing, but two solar panels failed to deploy, obstructing its communications. 35 Spirit: Spirit (MER-A) 10 June 2003: NASA United States: Rover Successful Landed on 4 January 2004. Operated for 2208 sols [20] Delta II 7925: 36 Opportunity: Opportunity (MER-B) 8 July 2003: NASA United States ...