Spacecraft · NASA
Curiosity
ExplorationActive
Overview
The car-sized nuclear-powered rover of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, exploring Gale crater since 2012.
Mission data
Identity and engineering data from Wikidata (type-verified match · Q48485)
| Operator | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Manufacturer | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Wikidata · catalogued |
| Launch mass | 899 kg | Wikidata · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- Operator: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P137 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Manufacturer: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P176 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Launch mass: Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) — community-curated structured knowledge base · Wikidata · wdt · P2067 · catalogued value · retrieved 2026-07-11
Sourced from Wikidata (community-maintained structured data, whose statements link to their own citations where provided); each value carries its Wikidata QID. A field with conflicting Wikidata values is omitted. Launch date is used only to cross-check the catalogue, never to override it. Fields Wikidata did not provide, or where conflicting values exist, are omitted, never invented.
Scientific instruments
- ChemCamElemental composition of rocks via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
- Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)Organic molecules and atmospheric and isotopic composition
Knowledge connections
- Part of missionMars Science Laboratory
- Landed onMars
- Operated byNASA
- Carries instrumentChemCam
- Carries instrumentSample Analysis at Mars (SAM)
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.