On August 10, 2012, history was made when the Mars Rover 'Curiosity' touched down on the red planet, Mars. It's goal is to assess whether Mars can support life. According to one NASA scientist, the landing 'went flawlessly'. The ten scientific tools on board the 'Curiosity' are in prime condition and are ready to use. The 2.6 billion dollar 'Curiosity' landing was known as "seven minutes of terror" to NASA officials. Later at the press conference, initial images were shown of Mars including Mount Sharp, a 3.4 mile high mountain. President Obama had this to say: "The successful landing of Curiosity -- the most sophisticated roving laboratory ever to land on another planet -- marks an unprecedented feat of technology that will stand as a point of national pride far into the future,". 'Curiosity traveled 352 million miles since November 25. Finding water or other proof that life is sustainable is not something that is likely to find, but a lead scientist says: "If we knew what we were going to find, it wouldn't be this much fun." http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/tech/mars-rover-curiosity/index.html
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