MSL Science Payload explained in detail .

With its rover named Curiosity, Mars Science Laboratory mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet. Curiosity was designed to assess whether Mars ever had an environment able to support small life forms called microbes. In other words, its mission is to determine the planet's "habitability."




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Curiosity Drops in on Mars in high-resolution.

This movie from NASA's Curiosity rover shows most of the high-resolution frames acquired by the Mars Descent Imager between the jettison of the heat shield and touchdown.




Timeline of Major Mission Events During Curiosity's Landing

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Bike on Mars !

Looks like bike tyre trace on Mars high resolution image :-)

The first images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover.

The first images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT).



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