The landing of the American Curiosity Mars rover

The "Curiosity" Mars rover launched by NASA at the end of 2011 will land on the surface of Mars, and the "landing" is expected to last 7 minutes. "Curiosity" will "cruise" on the surface of Mars to complete an experimental project that will take about two years. It landed on the surface of Mars at 1:31 U.S. Eastern Time on August 6, 2012 (13:31 Beijing time). The space agency said on the 4th that the "weather forecast" showed that the weather conditions near the Mars rover landing site were good and suitable for landing. "Curiosity" will land in the mountains near the center of Mars' Gale Crater at 1:31 EST, and the "landing" is expected to last 7 minutes.

A strong sandstorm occurred near the landing site two days ago, but now the dust storm has weakened and has become a "dust cloud that is harmless" to the Mars rover. "It is estimated that it will not affect the rover's entry into the atmosphere, landing and landing." constitute any substantial impact." The six-wheeled, car-sized Curiosity rover will "cruise" on the surface of Mars to complete an experimental project that will take about two years. Although it does not aim to directly search for evidence of life on Mars as a scientific research goal, Curiosity does carry many of mankind's "curious" interests in Mars.

The "Curiosity" project has a total investment of US$2.5 billion and is the most expensive Mars exploration project to date. Since the 1960s, the United States has launched more than ten Mars probes and landed on Mars only six times. Whether Curiosity can become a successful seventh is still unknown.