page_title: NASA research
section_title: Curiosity Rover
hierarchical_section_title: NASA research / Curiosity Rover
caption_attribution_description: English: 10.29.2012 Rock 'Et-Then' Near Curiosity, Sol 82 http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16236 The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the arm of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took this image of a rock called "Et-Then" during the mission's 82nd sol, or Martian day (Oct. 29, 2012.) The rock's informal name comes from the name of an island in Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. MAHLI viewed the rock from a distance of about 15.8 inches (40 centimeters). The image covers an area about 9.5 inches by 7 inches (24 centimeters by 18 centimeters). Et-Then is located near the rover's front left wheel, where the rover has been stationed while scooping soil at the site called "Rocknest." This is one of three images acquired by MAHLI from slightly different positions so that a three-dimensional information could be used to plan possible future examination of the rock. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
context_page_description: Since its establishment in 1958, NASA has conducted lot of researches and have done lot of historic missions. They have done missions from landing on the Moon to sending robot to Mars for researching purposes. Below are the few list of researches and missions NASA has done ever since it was created. The researches and missions listed below are few really famous missions and researches NASA has done.
context_section_description: On November 26th of 2011 a robot called curiosity was launched and its mission was to land on Mars and do research and capture pictures of the landscapes on Mars. It landed on August 6th of 2012 it took approximately 8-9 months for it to travel to mars after the launch from earth. Picture above is the picture of a rock on mars taken by Curiosity robot in 2012. After that NASA launched another Mars rover but with advanced technologies on July 30th of 2020 and it has same mission of learning the landscapes of Mars after its landed and make it possible for humans to travel to mars.
caption: Rock picture taken by Curiosity Rover
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