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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › curiosityCuriosity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   curiosity: [noun] desire to know:. inquisitive interest in others' concerns : nosiness. interest leading to inquiry.

2. science.nasa.gov › mission › msl-curiosityMars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover - NASA Science

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   Landing Site: Gale Crater. Curiosity explores Gale Crater and acquires rock, soil, and air samples for onboard analysis. The car-size rover is about as tall as a basketball player and uses a 7 foot-long arm to place tools close to rocks selected for study.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › curiosityCURIOSITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Curiosity definition: the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness. See examples of CURIOSITY used in a sentence.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CuriosityCuriosity - Wikipedia

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   Curiosity (from Latin cūriōsitās, from cūriōsus "careful, diligent, curious", akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in humans and other animals. Curiosity helps human development, from which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill.

5. eyes.nasa.gov › curiosityExperience Curiosity - NASA's Eyes

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   Control Curiosity. Bring Curiosity to life by moving the parts highlighted in blue. Click and drag the parts to make the rover's robotic arm, antenna and mast move.

6. www.nasa.gov › missions › mars-science-laboratory10 Years Since Landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has...

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   Aug 5, 2022 · Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain. Ten years ago today, a jetpack lowered NASA’s Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet, beginning the SUV-size explorer’s pursuit of evidence that, billions of years ago, Mars had the conditions needed to support microscopic life.

7. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › nasas-curiosity-rover-discovers-aNASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock

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   Jul 18, 2024 · These yellow crystals were revealed after NASA’s Curiosity happened to drive over a rock and crack it open on May 30. Using an instrument on the rover’s arm, scientists later determined these crystals are elemental sulfur — and it’s the first time this kind of sulfur has been found on the Red Planet.

8. edition.cnn.com › 2024/07/20 › scienceNASA’s Curiosity rover makes its ‘most unexpected’ find on Mars |...

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   Jul 20, 2024 · The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find to date on Mars: rocks made of pure sulfur. And it all began when the 1-ton rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open, revealing ...

9. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › nasas-curiosity-roverNASA's Curiosity Rover Accidentally Discovers Sulfur Crystals on...

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   2 days ago · As NASA’s Curiosity rover rolled across the Martian terrain this spring, its wheels inadvertently cracked a rock below. The crushed material revealed yellow crystals of sulfur in its pure ...

10. science.nasa.gov › resource › curiosity-views-sulfur-crystalsCuriosity Views Sulfur Crystals Within a Crushed Rock

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    Jul 20, 2024 · NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover viewed these yellow crystals of elemental sulfur using its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 7, 2024, the 4,208th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The discovery marks the first time this mineral has ever been found in a pure form on Mars. Nicknamed “Convict Lake” after a location in […]