Mars Science Laboratory

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The overall objectives include investigating Mars's habitability, studying its climate and geology, and collecting data for a human mission to Mars. The rover carries a variety of scientific instruments designed by an international team.

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Crowds in Times Square watch the landing of Curiosity rover

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Mars Science Laboratory mission logo

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Mars Science Laboratory construction facility

MSL spacecraft in JPL Spacecraft Assembly Facility with ATLO team members

MSL Capsule

• The Mars Science Laboratory Organic Check Material - scholarly article published in 2012, Q1860, online
• Electron/positron measurements obtained with the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector on the surface of Mars - , 2016, online
• Mars science laboratory radiation assessment detector (MSL/RAD) modeling workshop proceedings - scientific article published on 14 July 2017, online
• Selection of the Mars Science Laboratory landing site - scientific article published in September 2012, Q1860, online
• Incorporating AEGIS autonomous science into Mars Science Laboratory rover mission operations - , 2018, online
• Organic cleanliness of the Mars Science Laboratory sample transfer chain - scientific article published on July 2014, Q1860, online
• Characterization and Calibration of the CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory - article, Q1860, 2012, online
• Abiotic input of fixed nitrogen by bolide impacts to Gale crater during the Hesperian. Insights from the Mars Science Laboratory - , 2018, online
• Geologic mapping and characterization of Gale Crater and implications for its potential as a Mars Science Laboratory landing site - article, 2010, online
• ChemCam activities and discoveries during the nominal mission of the Mars Science Laboratory in Gale crater, Mars - , 2016, online
• Mars science laboratory radiation assessment detector (MSL/RAD) modeling workshop proceedings - scientific article published on 14 July 2017, online
• The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mast-mounted Cameras (Mastcams) Flight Instruments - scientific article published in 2010, online
• Measurements of the neutron spectrum in transit to Mars on the Mars Science Laboratory. - scientific article published on 24 March 2015, online
• Winds measured by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) during the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover's Bagnold Dunes Campaign and comparison with numerical modeling using MarsWRF - article, Q1860, 2016
• Mitigation of the impact of terrestrial contamination on organic measurements from the Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article, Q1860, 2008
• Deconvolution of distinct lithology chemistry through oversampling with the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer - scholarly article, Q1860, 2016
• Onboard calibration igneous targets for the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover and the Chemistry Camera laser induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument - scientific article published in March 2011
• Measurements of radiation quality factor on Mars with the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector. - scientific article, 2019
• Detection of Siderite (FeCO3) in Glen Torridon Samples by the Mars Science Laboratory Rover - conference paper published in 2020, Q1860
• X-ray Diffraction Results from Mars Science Laboratory: Mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater - scientific article published on September 2013, Q1860
• X-ray Diffraction Results from Mars Science Laboratory: Mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater - scientific article published on September 2013, Q1860
• The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Bagnold Dunes Campaign, Phase I: Overview and introduction to the special issue - , Q1860, 2018
• Measuring subsurface water distribution using the Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons instrument on Mars Science Laboratory - , 2008
• A lacustrine paleoenvironment recorded at Vera Rubin ridge, Gale crater: Overview of the sedimentology and stratigraphy observed by the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover - preprint, 2019
• Mars Science Laboratory relative humidity observations: Initial results - scientific article, Q1860, 2014
• Orbital and In-Situ Investigation of Periodic Bedrock Ridges in Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars - scientific article published in June 2022, Q1860
• Correlating multispectral imaging and compositional data from the Mars Exploration Rovers and implications for Mars Science Laboratory - article, Q1860, 2013
• Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing System Overview - , Q1860, 2008
• Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory mission: Bradbury Landing to Yellowknife Bay and beyond - scholarly article by Ashwin R. Vasavada et al published June 2014 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets, Q1860
• Measurements of energetic particle radiation in transit to Mars on the Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article published on May 2013, Q1860
• Surface Properties of the Mars Science Laboratory Candidate Landing Sites: Characterization from Orbit and Predictions - scholarly article by R. L. Fergason et al published 26 May 2012 in Space Science Reviews, Q1860
• Mars Science Laboratory Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons passive mode data and results from sols 753 to 1292: Pahrump Hills to Naukluft Plateau - , Q1860, 2019
• A Lacustrine Paleoenvironment Recorded at Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater: Overview of the Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Observed by the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover - scholarly article by Lauren A. Edgar et al published March 2020 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets
• Effects of the MY34/2018 Global Dust Storm as Measured by MSL REMS in Gale Crater - scientific article published on 01 July 2019
• The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description - journal article, Q1860, 2012
• The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description - journal article, Q1860, 2012
• Analysis of Active Neutron Measurements From the Mars Science Laboratory Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons Instrument: Intrinsic Variability, Outliers, and Implications for Future Investigations - scientific article, 2020
• The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests - article, Q1860, 2012
• Compositional and Mineralogic Analyses of Mars Using Multispectral Imaging on the Mars Exploration Rover, Phoenix, and Mars Science Laboratory Missions - scientific article published on 28 November 2019
• Analogue sites for Mars missions: NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory and beyond – Overview of an international workshop held at The Woodlands, Texas, on March 5–6, 2011 - scientific article, Q1860, 2013
• The Mars Science Laboratory Landing - scientific article published on 04 February 2013, Q1860
• The Mars Science Laboratory Landing - scientific article published on 04 February 2013, Q1860
• Mars Science Laboratory Mission and Science Investigation - article, Q1860, 2012
• Calibrating Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter pulse widths at Mars Science Laboratory candidate landing sites - scholarly article by Wil Poole et al published September 2014 in Planetary and Space Science, Q1860
• timeline of Mars Science Laboratory - Progress of the mission that deployed the Curiosity rover to Mars, 2011
• Ultra-high-precision alignment of the elastomerically mounted elements of the science camera lenses for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover - scientific article published on September 10, 2011, Q1860
• Ultra-high-precision alignment of the elastomerically mounted elements of the science camera lenses for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover - scientific article published on September 10, 2011, Q1860, 2014
• The rock abrasion record at Gale Crater: Mars Science Laboratory results from Bradbury Landing to Rocknest - , Q1860, 2017
• The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover Mastcam instruments: Preflight and in-flight calibration, validation, and data archiving - article by James F. Bell, III et al published July 2017 in Earth and Space Science, Q1860, 2020
• In Situ UV Measurements by MSL/REMS: Dust Deposition and Angular Response Corrections - scientific article published on 21 July 2020, Q1860, 2014
• Лентапедия / Mars Science Laboratory - , 2012
• Implementing planetary protection on the Atlas V fairing and ground systems used to launch the Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article published on January 2014, Q1860, 2020
• Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) Experiment Onboard NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article, 2012
• Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument - journal paper, Q1860, 2013
• Opportunities to observe solar eclipses by Phobos with the Mars Science Laboratory - scholarly article, Q1860, 2015
• Pre-flight calibration and initial data processing for the ChemCam laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory rover - scholarly article by Roger C. Wiens et al published April 2013 in Spectrochimica Acta Part B, 2015
• "Measurements of the neutron spectrum in transit to Mars on the Mars Science Laboratory", Köhler et al - scientific article published in April 2015, 2012
• The Mars Science Laboratory scooping campaign at Rocknest - article published in 2015, Q1860, 2012
• Ceramic ChemCam Calibration Targets on Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article, Q1860, 2016
• Calibration of the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer - article, Q1860, 2018
• Charged particle spectra measured during the transit to Mars with the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector (MSL/RAD). - scientific article published on 16 July 2016, 2008
• Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Murray Formation, as observed using the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover - scientific article published in 2018, 2014
• The Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN) experiment for NASA's 2009 Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article, Q1860, 2017
• Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing System - , Q1860, 2022
• Charged particle spectra obtained with the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector (MSL/RAD) on the surface of Mars - article by Bent Ehresmann et al published March 2014 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets, Q1860
• AEGIS autonomous targeting for ChemCam on Mars Science Laboratory: Deployment and results of initial science team use - scientific article published on 21 June 2017, 2013
• Planetary Waves Traveling Between Mars Science Laboratory and Mars 2020 - scientific article published on 28 October 2022, Q1860, 2017
• Implementing Planetary Protection Measures on the Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article published on January 2014, Q1860
• Refinement of the Compton–Rayleigh scatter ratio method for use on the Mars Science Laboratory alpha particle X-ray spectrometer - article published in 2013, 2017
• The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mast cameras and Descent imager: Investigation and instrument descriptions - scientific article published on 19 August 2017, Q1860, 2015
• The Mars Science Laboratory APXS calibration target: Comparison of Martian measurements with the terrestrial calibration - , 2020
• Recalibration of the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam instrument with an expanded geochemical database - , 2015
• "Measurements of the neutron spectrum in transit to Mars on the Mars Science Laboratory", Köhler et al - scientific article published in April 2015, 2017
• Effects of a Large Dust Storm in the Near‐Surface Atmosphere as Measured by InSight in Elysium Planitia, Mars. Comparison With Contemporaneous Measurements by Mars Science Laboratory - scientific article published in September 2020, 2014
• Observational evidence of a suppressed planetary boundary layer in northern Gale Crater, Mars as seen by the Navcam instrument onboard the Mars Science Laboratory rover - article by John E Moores et al published March 2015 in Icarus, Q1860, 2010
• Modeling and mitigation of sample relief effects applied to chemistry measurements by the Mars Science Laboratory Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer - , Q1860, 2013
• Diurnal variations of energetic particle radiation at the surface of Mars as observed by the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector - article by Scot C. R. Rafkin et al published June 2014 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets, Q1860, 2006
• Corrigendum to “Particle transport and distribution on the Mars Science Laboratory Mission: Effects of triboelectric charging” [Icarus 204 (2009) 545–557] - scientific article, 2012
• The Hohmann–Parker effect measured by the Mars Science Laboratory on the transfer from Earth to Mars: Consequences and opportunities - , Q1860, 2017
• Introduction: Mars Science Laboratory: The Next Generation of Mars Landers - scholarly article by Mary Kae Lockwood published March 2006 in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Q1860, 2018
• The instrumental blank of the Mars Science Laboratory alpha particle X-ray spectrometer - scholarly article by J.L. Campbell published October 2012 in Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research B, 2017
• Identification and Characterization of Early Mission Phase Microorganisms Residing on the Mars Science Laboratory and Assessment of Their Potential to Survive Mars-like Conditions - scientific article published on 10 March 2017, Q1860, 2012
• Magnetite Authigenesis and the Warming of Early Mars - article, Q1860, 2010
• Geologic overview of the Mars Science Laboratory rover mission at the Kimberley, Gale crater, Mars - scientific article, Q1860, 2010
• Collecting Samples in Gale Crater, Mars; an Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory Sample Acquisition, Sample Processing and Handling System - scientific article, 2016
• Corrigendum to “Particle transport and distribution on the Mars Science Laboratory Mission: Effects of triboelectric charging” [Icarus 204 (2009) 545–557] - scientific article, 2015
• The Mawrth Vallis region of Mars: A potential landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission - scientific article, Q1860, 2016
• Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Megaripple Crossings up to Sol 710 in Gale Crater - , Q1860, 2012
• Mineralogy and fluvial history of the watersheds of Gale, Knobel, and Sharp craters: A regional context for the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity's exploration - scholarly article, Q1860, 2009
• In situ measurement of atmospheric krypton and xenon on Mars with Mars Science Laboratory - scholarly article, Q1860, 2014
• Gale crater: the Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Rover Landing Site - , 2020
• Particle transport and distribution on the Mars Science Laboratory mission: Effects of triboelectric charging - scientific article, 2019
• Onboard Centralized Frame Tree Database for Intelligent Space Operations of the Mars Science Laboratory Rover - scientific article, Q1860, 2014
• Constraints on the Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars, From Mars Science Laboratory Sample Analysis at Mars Evolved Gas Analyses - scholarly article by Amy C. McAdam et al published November 2020 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets, 2012
• Mars Science Laboratory Observations of the 2018/Mars Year 34 Global Dust Storm - scientific article published on 5 January 2019, 2014
• Impact of Trajectory Deviations on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Mars Science Laboratory - article published in 2014, Q7850, 2019
• REMS: The Environmental Sensor Suite for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover - , Q1860, 2016
• Terrain physical properties derived from orbital data and the first 360 sols of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover observations in Gale Crater - , Q1860
• Mars Science Laboratory Observations of Chloride Salts in Gale Crater, Mars - scientific article published on 23 August 2019
• Refinement of the Compton–Rayleigh scatter ratio method for use on the Mars Science Laboratory alpha particle X-ray spectrometer: II – Extraction of invisible element content -

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commons	image		Crowds in Times Square watch the landing of Curiosity rover		Commons
commons	image		674590main medli success2 lg		Commons
commons	image		Mars Science Laboratory mission logo		Commons
commons	image		MSL parachute		Commons
commons	image		MSL Parachute Zoomed-Out		Commons
commons	image		MSL landing		Commons
commons	image		MSL-Crusie stage		Commons
commons	image		Mars Science Laboratory construction facility		Commons
commons	image		MSL spacecraft in JPL Spacecraft Assembly Facility with ATLO team members		Commons
commons	image		MSL Capsule		Commons