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Events on Monday 6 August 2012 1
2012Curiosity rover lands on MarsNASA rover begins search for signs of past habitabilityNASA's Curiosity rover successfully landed in Gale Crater on Mars using a novel "sky crane" system. The mission was designed to assess whether Mars ever had environmental conditions favorable for microbial life.