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Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, | [[File:Mars Science Laboratory.jpg|thumb|The Mars Science Laboratory.]]'''Mars Science Laboratory''' (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. | ||
The overall objectives include investigating Mars' habitability, studying its climate and geology, and collecting data for a manned mission to Mars. | |||
The rover carries a variety of scientific instruments designed by an international team. | |||
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Revision as of 15:54, 16 November 2017
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012.
The overall objectives include investigating Mars' habitability, studying its climate and geology, and collecting data for a manned mission to Mars.
The rover carries a variety of scientific instruments designed by an international team.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Mars Science Laboratory @ Wikipedia
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