Planet Mars: The Foothills of Mount Sharp | NASA's Curiosity Rover | JPL

Planet Mars: The Foothills of Mount Sharp | NASA's Curiosity Rover | JPL

Support FriendsofNASA.org: A sweep over the foothills of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater on Mars using a MastCam observation by NASA's Curiosity rover on sol 2287.

Celebrating 10 Years+ on Mars (2012-2023)

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life. 

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Video Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Dec. 21, 2019

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