Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL). As of April 9, 2016, Curiosity has been on Mars for 1307 sols (1342 total days) since landing on August 6, 2012. Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011. News Nation explains how it works for the Red planet
