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Curiosity

Climbing the layered slopes of Mount Sharp to read how Mars changed from a wetter world to the dry planet it is today.

ActiveSource: NASA mission page
Status checked Nov 12, 2026

Current sol
5,073Source: Mars24 algorithm (NASA GISS), computed on this site
Sol 0 = landing day, Aug 6, 2012
Local time at Gale Crater
10:15:30 Source: Mars24 algorithm (NASA GISS), computed on this site
Local mean solar time
Days at Mars
5,212 Source: NASA mission page
Counted from Aug 6, 2012
Launched
Nov 26, 2011Source: NASA mission page
Landed
Aug 6, 2012Source: NASA mission page
Location
Gale Crater, Mount Sharp
Agency
NASA

Latest image

Raw image from NASA's Curiosity rover, Navigation Camera, Sol 5070
CuriositySol 5,070 · Navigation Camera · Nov 10, 2026Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Raw, unprocessed frame. View on nasa.gov