Gale (crater) about above the floor of Gale—three times higher than the Grand Canyon is deep. At 10:32 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5, 2012 (1:32 a.m. EDT on Aug. 6, 2012), the Mars Science Laboratory rover "Curiosity" landed on Mars at , at the foot of the layered mountain inside Gale crater. "Curiosity" landed within a landing ellipse approximately by . The landing ellipse is about below Martian "sea level" (defined as the average elevation around the equator). The expected near-surface atmospheric temperatures at the landing site during "Curiosity"s primary mission (1 Martian year or 687 Earth days) are from to .
Mars Exploration Rover Reddit that appeared to depict a human penis carved into the Martian dirt. On May 16, 2013, NASA announced that "Opportunity" had driven further than any other NASA vehicle on a world other than Earth. After "Opportunity's" total odometry went over , the rover surpassed the total distance driven by the Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle. On July 28, 2014, NASA announced that "Opportunity" had driven further than any other vehicle on a world other than Earth. "Opportunity" covered over , surpassing the total distance of driven by the Lunokhod 2 lunar rover, the previous record-holder. On March 23, 2015,