Launched in November 2011 and landing on Mars in August 2012, Curiosity is NASA's most astounding Rover to date, a world away from the Rover that Neil Armstrong used to get about on the moon. It is 9.5ft long and 7.2ft tall, weighing almost 2000lbs and easily scales the tough terrain of the red planet. It's primary mission is the analysis of it's geology, searching for water or signs of life and the study of it's climate. It has already confirmed the presence of water in Mars' soil, prompting great excitement and speculation amongst astronomers. Curiosity is fitted with an imaging system capable of capturing high resolution pictures of Mars' surface for study and also helping the team on Earth control it remotely. Cameras mounted on a crane system allowed for Curiosity's famous selfie, as pictured above. It is also capable of drilling rocks on the surface and collecting samples, which it stores inside its body, looking for elements that are key to life on Earth. None of Curiosity's predecessors were capable of this. Also, a first for this list is a robot with a laser. Curiosity can fire lasers at hard to reach rocks in order to sample the bits that fly off into the air. And as you can imagine, the list goes on and on... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT5hOi9pvIs
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