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To much fanfare and well-deserved media attention, NASA landed its Curiosity rover on Gale Crater on Mars on the evening of Aug. 5. The engineers at mission control celebrated their expertise at deploying, landing and operating the explorer remotely from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
Now the rover begins its search for evidence that the planet ever supported microbial life. Curiosity will roam the planet, seeking water, analyzing rocks and performing other tests. On a planet that has inspired so much science fiction, here’s hoping that Curiosity’s mission will deliver reams of scientific facts about the universe.