Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26 , 2011 , at 10:02 EST aboard the MSL spacecraft and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6 , 2012 , 05:17 UTC .
It successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6 , 2012 , 05:17:57 UTC .