What is the Curiosity rover?
Q: What is the Curiosity rover?
A: The Curiosity rover is a robotic car-sized Mars rover that is part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. It uses nuclear power and is exploring Gale Crater near the equator of Mars.
Q: What are the main scientific goals of the MSL mission?
A: The four main scientific goals of the MSL mission are to study Martian climate and geology, search for water, and find out whether Mars could have ever supported life.
Q: How much does Curiosity weigh?
A: Curiosity weighs 900 kg, making it the heaviest robotic wheeled vehicle to have ever landed on Mars. The Soviet Union's Lunokhod 2 lunar rover used to be the largest with 840 kg.
Q: When was Curiosity launched from Cape Canaveral?
A: Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011 at 10:02 EST.
Q: When did Curiosity land on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars?
A: Curiosity successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012 at 05:21 UTC.
Q: How long has Curiosity been operational for so far?
A: As of November 10, 2022, Curiosity has been operational for 3648 sols (3748 total days).
Q: What design served as basis for the 2020 Rover that was landed on Mars in 2021?
A:The design of curiosity served as basis for the 2020 Rover that was landed on mars in 18 February 2021
