13 years ago, NASA's Curiosity rover made its dangerous decent to Mars! The culmination of years of work, Curiosity safely landed in Mars's Gale Crater at 1:31 am EDT on the 6th (10:31 pm PDT on the 5th) of August 2012. Since then, Curiosity has learned so much about the ancient habitability and the potential for life on the Red Planet. See how engineers are finding ways to make Curiosity even more productive today: https://go.nasa.gov/3UeSbYP | NASA History

🚀 Explore Mars with Curiosity Rover! This official animation created by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) brings to life the incredible mission of the Curiosity rover, exploring Gale Crater and uncovering the secrets of the Martian surface. Launched in 2011 and landing successfully in August 2012, Curiosity has been a vital part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission — analyzing rocks, studying ancient water traces, and helping scientists understand whether Mars could have support