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What Sets Curiosity Apart from Rovers

Posted Aug 10, 2012 by Member 26835147

The Mars Science Lab was launched November 26, 2011, and is scheduled to land on Mars at Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The rover Curiosity, after completing a more precise landing than ever attempted previously, is intended to help assess Mars' habitability for future human missions. Its primary mission objective is to determine whether Mars is or has ever been an environment able to support life. Curiosity is five times as large as either of the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit or Opportunity and carries more than ten times the mass of scientific instruments present on the older vehicles. The rover is expected to operate for at least 686 days as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover. Watch this and other space videos at http://SpaceRip.com.

Space Technology, Mars Probes
mars, curiosity, nasa, shock & awe, rockets, equipment, rovers
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