Curiosity Rover: A Decade of Martian Discoveries

NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, inside Gale Crater.
It was delivered to the surface using the dramatic sky crane landing system.
Curiosity is about the size of a car, weighing nearly 1 ton.
Its mission: study Mars’ climate and geology to assess past habitability.
In 2013, it confirmed that Mars once had conditions suitable for microbial life.
Curiosity carries a laser that vaporizes rock to analyze its composition.
It has discovered evidence of ancient lakes, rivers, and organic molecules.
The rover climbs Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain inside Gale Crater.
Originally planned for two years, it’s still operating after a decade.
Curiosity laid the groundwork for Perseverance and future human missions.