3 Years on Mars! Curiosity Rover Reaches Milestone

Wednesday, August 5, 2015 - 07:00 in Astronomy & Space

Curiosity landed on the night of Aug. 5, 2012, pulling off a dramatic and unprecedented touchdown with the aid of a rocket-powered "sky crane" that lowered the 1-ton rover gently to the Martian surface via cables.

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