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Mars rover Curiosity picture

More than four decades after the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, we are on the eve of another great moment in the story of our exploration of the solar system. The roving science laboratory Curiosity is to be lowered to the surface of Mars in a series of complex steps. Illustration courtesy of Illustration courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech.