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Curiosity rover lands on Mars

August 6, 2012 · landing

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2012landingfeaturedmonthDay 08-06

NASA's Curiosity rover landed in Gale Crater using the revolutionary sky crane system, beginning the Mars Science Laboratory mission.

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