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ROBOT / SPACE MARS ROVER

Curiosity

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, designed to investigate whether Gale Crater ever had environments suitable for microbial life.

MakerNASA/JPL Introduced2011 StatusOperational
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Field snapshot

ManufacturerNASA/JPL
Categoryspace Mars rover
Operating classificationSpace
국가United States
Introduced2011
Program statusOperational

Published specifications

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SpecificationPublished valueBasisAs of / source
Wheel Count6 wheelsPrimary Source2026-08-20
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Power Sourceradioisotope thermoelectric generatorPrimary SourceObservation date not published
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System Classspace Mars roverPrimary SourceObservation date not published
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planetary mobility

sample analysis

autonomous navigation

remote science

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