NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft with the Curiosity rover
is scheduled to arrive at Mars at 10:31 p.m. PDT Aug. 5, 2012.
Curiosity, carrying laboratory instruments to analyze samples of rocks,
soil and atmosphere, will investigate whether Mars has ever offered
environmental conditions favorable for microbial life. Ames is
contributing to this exciting mission in a variety of ways.
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