MSL Touched Down at 05:30:43 UTC August 6th 2012
The Mars Science Laboratory was launched on 26th November 2011 with the Mars Curiosity rover landing on the red planet at 06:30:43 (GMT) / 05:30:43 (UTC) on August 6th 2012. The Curiosity rover has been on Mars for:
Learn more:
- An overview of the Mars Curiosity mission
- Mars Curiosity gallery
Nick is the webmaster of planets.org.uk and regularly contributes to the news section on the site. Nick had a passion for astronomy at a young age and after completing a degree in Economics at the University of Leicester, he decided to dedicate a website to the planets.