Mars Rover Curiosity | Optimax Lenses

Mission Details

The Mars Science Laboratory landed in Gale Crater on August 5, 2012, at 10:31 p.m. PDT

Optimax optics made it possible for the Mars Rover to take its first images of Mars.

For more information about the landing of Curiosity check out NASA MSL’s, “7 Minutes of Terror”, which shows how Optimax lenses made this landing possible.

LAUNCHED: 2011

Mission Resources

Check out the entire mission details on the NASA website:

Videos and Images Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover
Mars Rover Curiosity Resources

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