{"id":13919,"date":"2026-04-23T11:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13919"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:35:22","slug":"mars-curiosity-rover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mars-curiosity-rover\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity Rover"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Curiosity Rover Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Curiosity rover, part of NASA\u2019s Mars Science Laboratory mission, has found a mix of organic molecules on Mars.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Curiosity Rover<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>a U.S.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> robotic vehicle designed <\/span><b>to explore the surface of Mars.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket Florida on Nov. 26, 2011, and landed on Aug. 5, 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been moving around the <\/span><b>Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rover is part of <\/span><b>NASA\u2019s Mars Science Laboratory mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which tested a novel landing method that saw the spacecraft descend on a parachute before its landing system fired up its rockets and hovered as the rover was lowered down onto the surface.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about 3 metres long and weighs about 900 kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>draws its electric power<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a <\/span><b>thermoelectric power generator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the heat source being the radioactive decay of plutonium and the heat sink being Mars\u2019s atmosphere.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to NASA, Curiosity has four main science goals in support of the agency\u2019s Mars exploration program:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine whether <\/span><b>life ever arose on Mars.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Characterize the <\/span><b>climate of Mars.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Characterize the <\/span><b>geology of Mars.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare for <\/span><b>human exploration.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/technology\/science\/mars-life-curiosity-organic-molecules-10649462\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curiosity Rover is a U.S. robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of Mars. 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