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"The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012."

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6 Hard Facts About NASA's Next Mars Rover

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SPACE.com Download time: Jun 10 2011 9:15 AM ET

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's next Mars rover, the car-size Curiosity, is coming together piece by piece.

The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012. Its main goal is to assess whether Mars ever had an environment capable of supporting microbial life, NASA officials have said.

Here are six basic facts from NASA about Curiosity and its $2.3 billion mission:…