Curiosity Rover: Searching for Life on Mars

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MARS ROVER HISTORY The first rover on Mars was NASA's Sojourner It landed in 1997 It was about the size of a large microwave oven Its mission was to take photos of the Martian surface and study soil and rocks To cushion its landing Sojourner used a parachute plus a protective cocoon of airbags Sojourner studies the rock named Yogi shortly after landing on Mars the Red Planet in 1997 It explored the planet for about 3 months