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Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Mars_Science_Laboratory/yEARUMpM">Mars Science Laboratory</a> and its rover, <a href="/facts/Curiosity_rover/mVLawAfA"><i>Curiosity</i></a>, were launched from <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth</a> on 26 November 2011. As of April 25, 2025, <i>Curiosity</i> has been in <a href="/facts/Gale_Crater/66wceenX">Gale Crater</a> on the <a href="/facts/Mars/AQGtVvz0">planet Mars</a> for 4521 <a href="/facts/Sol_(day_on_Mars)/qWR8IrPp">sols</a> (4645 <a href="/facts/Days/MTAtWLDj">total days</a>; <i>12 years, 262 days</i>) since landing on 6 August 2012. <i>(See Current status.)</i> </p>