Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars
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Quick Summary
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways. First, Curiosity became a world-class (for Mars at least) mountaineer by passing the 1 kilometer mark of elevation from its landing site on the floor […]
Related Launch: MSL (Curiosity)
The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, featuring the renowned Curiosity rover, was designed to assess the planet's past and present habitability. Equipped with an array of advanced scientific instruments, including a drill and a sample analysis unit, Curiosity explored the Gale Crater, a site believed to contain evidence of ancient Martian environments. It delivered groundbreaking discoveries, including the detection of organic molecules and the confirmation of an ancient, potentially habitable lake bed.
- Rocket
- Atlas V 541
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Status
- Launch Successful
- Date
- November 26, 2011
Source: NASA
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