Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:05:49 GMT | By Tom Phillips
Curiosity lands on Mars: a history of Martian exploration

Curiosity lands on Mars

Curiosity lands on Mars (© REUTERS/NASA-JPL)
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The Curiosity rover is NASA's latest (and possibly, due to budget cuts, last) major mission to Mars - a nuclear-powered robot car that will search for signs of life in the soil of our neighbouring planet.

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