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**Curiosity**
	American robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars self-portrait of Curiosity
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Instance of	Mars rover;
Part of	Mars Science Laboratory;
Located on astronomical body	Mars;
Location	Gale, Aeolis quadrangle
Country of origin	United States;
Has use	exploration of Mars;
Operator	National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Start point	Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41;
Manufacturer	Jet Propulsion Laboratory;
Space launch vehicle	Atlas V 541 (AV-028);
UTC date of spacecraft launch	26 November 2011 (15:02:00);
Significant event	rocket launch (Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41, 2011); atmospheric entry (Mars, 2012); soft landing (Bradbury Landing, 2012); surface exploration (2024, Gale, 4,210 sol, 31.99 kilometre, 2012–);
Powered by	multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (100 watt, takeoff);
Mass	899 kg (launch weight);
Width	2.8 m;
Length	3 m;
Height	2.1 m;
Follows	Spirit; Opportunity;
Followed by	Perseverance;
Different from	Curiosity ;
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	4° 47′ 15.74″ S, 137° 23′ 32.05″ E
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