a computer generated image of a rover on mars

The Mars rover Curiosity is a famous rover developed as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission." -Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2011 and successfully landed on Mars in 2012. -The rover is large in size and is capable of overcoming obstacles and traveling significant distances. -Curiosity has made a number of important discoveries, including the discovery of a freshwater lake on Mars where life could have originated. -The rover is equipped with scientific equipment including a ChemCam, Alpha-particle X-ray spectrometer and other instruments. -Curiosity became the first artificial object to reproduce human speech on another planet. -Curiosity cost $2.5 billion dollars, including development, the mission to Mars, and planned work on the surface. -The Mars rover continues to operate despite some failed equipment, and mission managers are committed to keeping it running and conducting new research.