1. The biggest and most technically advanced rover to date is on track to arrive on Mars at 1:31 am EDT on Monday, August 6. Curiosity’s primary mission is to collect and analyze rock, soil, and air samples to determine whether conditions on Mars could have ever supported life. This illustration, showing 3 previously launched rovers, originally appeared in the fall 2011 issue of Rotunda, our magazine for Museum Members.

    The biggest and most technically advanced rover to date is on track to arrive on Mars at 1:31 am EDT on Monday, August 6. Curiosity’s primary mission is to collect and analyze rock, soil, and air samples to determine whether conditions on Mars could have ever supported life.

    This illustration, showing 3 previously launched rovers, originally appeared in the fall 2011 issue of Rotunda, our magazine for Museum Members.

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