Mars Science Laboratory: misión y objetivos
Datos al 2026-10-04
Fechas declaradas por el archivo
- Inicio del proyecto
- 1 de octubre de 2003
- Final declarado
- no declarado
El inicio que declara el archivo es el del proyecto, no el lanzamiento, y un final que no declara no significa que la misión siga en curso.
En Galaxy
Objetivos que puede abrir en 3D:
Un objetivo declarado es aquello bajo lo que el archivo clasifica los datos de la misión, no un registro de observación.
Descripción publicada por el archivo
The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) project, initiated in 2003, marked a significant advancement in Mars exploration with the successful deployment of the Curiosity rover. Launched on November 26, 2011, and landing in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012, the MSL mission has broadened our understanding of Martian environments and their potential habitability. Throughout its journey to Mars, and during its primary mission which concluded on September 28, 2014, Curiosity undertook comprehensive scientific investigations. These included routine instrument health checks and data collection by the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) during transit. On the Martian surface, Curiosity's primary objectives were to assess the biological potential of the landing site, characterize the landing region's geology, study planetary processes relevant to habitability, and quantify the spectrum of surface radiation. The rover gathered crucial data through imaging, spectroscopy, and other analytic techniques to evaluate the composition of Martian soils, rocks, and the atmosphere. These efforts have provided vital insights into Mars' habitability and environmental history. The continuation of these scientific objectives into Curiosity’s first extended mission aims to deepen the exploration of potentially habitable environments that could also preserve organic compounds. Additionally, the mission focuses on exploring and characterizing significant geological transitions in the region surrounding the foothills of Mt. Sharp. This ongoing research is pivotal for understanding the past and present potential for life on Mars and informs future exploratory missions to the Red Planet.
Citada en inglés, tal como la publica el archivo, leída el 4 de octubre de 2026.
Fuente
Identificador en el archivo, que es su cita: urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.mars_science_laboratory
NASA Planetary Data System, PDS Registry, investigation context products. Fechas y objetivos leídos el 29 de septiembre de 2026; cómo citar el archivo: https://pds.nasa.gov/datastandards/citing/