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Curiosity Cam Goes LiveThe Curiosity Cam live video feed allows the public to watch technicians assemble and test NASA's next Mars rover in a clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Cal   MORE >>

Curiosity on Tilt Table with Mast UpThe Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has two rectangular "eyes" near the top of the rover's remote sensing mast. The mast is on the right side o   MORE >>

Weather Sensors from Spain on Mars Rover CuriositySensors on two finger-like mini-booms extending horizontally from the mast of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will monitor wind speed, wind direction and   MORE >>

Curiosity: The Next Mars RoverNASA's Mars Science Laboratory, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. This picture is an artist's concept portraying w   MORE >>

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What is the spacecraft? The spacecraft is the protective "spaceship" that enables the precious cargo (that is, the rover!) to travel between Earth and Mars. It is separate from the launch vehicle th   MORE >>

Powered Descent, Sky Crane & Flyaway Larger Image Entry, descent, and landing technologies ensure precise and safe landings. Below are examples of the ways in which the Mars Science Laboratory mi   MORE >>