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    • NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover.
    Rights: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Published 16 October 2012 Size: 1.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life.

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      The Curiosity rover

      On 5 August 2017, 54.6 million kilometres from Earth, amongst the red dust and rocks, the familiar tune of Happy Birthday sang out on Mars as the Curiosity rover celebrated 5 years on the red ...

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      Curiosity rover lands on Mars

      At 5.31pm (NZT) on 6 August 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars. The touchdown represented a stunning scientific achievement for the scientists and engineers involved in the project to ...

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