Curiosity

Overview

The car-sized nuclear-powered rover of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, exploring Gale crater since 2012.

Scientific instruments

• ChemCamElemental composition of rocks via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
• Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)Organic molecules and atmospheric and isotopic composition

Knowledge connections

• Part of missionMars Science Laboratory
• Landed onMars
• Operated byNASA
• Carries instrumentChemCam
• Carries instrumentSample Analysis at Mars (SAM)

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

  Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.