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This image maps the traverse of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity from
Curiosity's Traverse into Different Terrain
This image maps the traverse of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity from "Bradbury Landing" to "Yellowknife Bay," with an inset documenting a change in the ground's thermal properties with arrival at a different type of terrain.

Follow Curiosity on her journey as she explores using a 3D interactive that features Curiosity and a 3D terrain map of Gale Crater, Curiosity's landing site. Explore Mars: Curiosity's Journey.


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Key Dates

Launched:
7:02 a.m. PST, Nov. 26, 2011
(10:02 a.m. EST)

Landed:
10:32 p.m. PDT, Aug. 5, 2012
(1:32 a.m. EDT, Aug. 6, 2012)

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Mission Fact Sheet:
Mission Fact Sheet (PDF, 768 KB)

Learn about Curiosity's landing site:
Gale Crater

Related Information
Where were you when Curiosity landed?
Where were you when Curiosity landed?
Relive the worldwide sensation of the Curiosity rover's historic landing on Mars with audiences across the country who watched the live events unfold.
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President Obama Calls Curiosity Team
President Obama Calls Curiosity Team
President Obama phoned the team at JPL on Monday, Aug. 13, to congratulate them on the successful landing of Curiosity. "It's inspiring to all of us. Photographs that are coming back are going to be remarkable and amazing," President Obama said.
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