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Curiosity is the rover for the Mars Science Laboratory, launched 11/26/2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by 2arrs2ells 14y ago
Curiosity is the rover for the Mars Science Laboratory, launched 11/26/2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory
Purpose of the MSL is:
* Determine whether Mars could ever have supported life
* Study the climate of Mars
* Study the geology of Mars
* Plan for a human mission to Mars
- glimcat 14y agoOne major thesis of MSL/Curiosity is that sample return missions are hard. Taking a jaunt over to Mars, collecting samples from various locations, then shipping them all back to Earth is not something we can accomplish right now - so Curiosity has been designed as the next best thing. Take a look at the instruments section of that Wikipedia article. Curiosity is crammed with every sensor and analysis tool they could possibly fit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory#Instruments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory#Instrum...