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Curiosity

American robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars
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Curiosity

Summary

Curiosity is a Mars rover[1]. Curiosity draws 4,010 Wikipedia views per month (mars_rover category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Curiosity's instance of is recorded as Mars rover[3].
  • Curiosity is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4].
  • Curiosity followed Spirit[5].
  • Curiosity followed Opportunity[6].
  • Curiosity was followed by Perseverance[7].
  • Curiosity's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory[8].
  • Curiosity took place at Gale[9].
  • Curiosity is part of Mars Science Laboratory[10].
  • Curiosity is used for exploration of Mars[11].
  • Curiosity's Commons category is recorded as Curiosity rover[12].
  • Curiosity's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas V 541[13].
  • Curiosity's located on astronomical body is recorded as Mars[14].
  • Curiosity's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Curiosity's powered by is recorded as multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator[16].
  • Curiosity's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as November 26, 2011[17].
  • Curiosity's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as August 6, 2012[18].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.5895, 'lon': 137.4417}[19].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.589474939414382, 'lon': 137.44163095951083}[20].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.58913004380054, 'lon': 137.44937717914584}[21].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.607246195342513, 'lon': 137.4259185791016}[22].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.6266010393249, 'lon': 137.40721955895424}[23].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.636921891638943, 'lon': 137.40280330181125}[24].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.663191863323363, 'lon': 137.37790033221248}[25].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.725059349201524, 'lon': 137.3734921216965}[26].
  • Curiosity's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.766549859656377, 'lon': 137.3977875709534}[27].

Why It Matters

Curiosity draws 4,010 Wikipedia views per month (mars_rover category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] Curiosity has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Curiosity is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Atlas V 541 MAGGIE Mars rover Mars Science Laboratory Opportunity Perseverance Spirit United Launch Alliance United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. mars.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . mars.nasa.gov. Retrieved . mars.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2011 Mars Science Laboratory trajectory reconstruction and performance from launch through landing. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2011 Mars Science Laboratory trajectory reconstruction and performance from launch through landing. nbcnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . science.nasa.gov. Retrieved . science.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4PWa0y
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  2. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Commons category → Curiosity rover
    Country of origin → —
    Start point → Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41
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