Timeline event · 6 August 2012 · The New Space Era
Curiosity Lands on Mars
The car-sized Curiosity rover lands in Gale Crater using the daring sky-crane manoeuvre, beginning a long study of Mars's ancient habitability.
Highlights
- ›The sky-crane landing of a car-sized rover
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe New Space Era
- Associated withMars
- Associated withMars Science Laboratory
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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