Curiosity lands on Mars !!!

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/mars/curiosity_news3.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html http://curiosity.discovery.com/ http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl FAST FACTS Mission name: Mars Science Laboratory Rover name: Curiosity rover Size: About the size of a car -- 10 feet long (not including the arm), 9 feet wide and 7 feet tall! Weight: 900 kilograms (2,000 pounds) Features: Geology lab, rocker-bogie suspension, rock-vaporizing laser and lots of cameras Mission: To search areas of Mars for past or present conditions favorable for life, and conditions capable of preserving a record of life Launch: Between Nov. 25–Dec. 18, 2011, from Cape Canaveral, Florida Arrival: August 2012 at Mars Length of mission on Mars: The prime mission will last one Mars year or about 23 Earth months. Mission Fact sheet: Download the PDF http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/pdfs/MSL_Fact_Sheet-20100916.pdf For information about Curiosity’s power source and to obtain high-resolution images, visit: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/newsroom/