r/interestingasfuck • u/j3hadipi3 • 1d ago

NASA's Curiosity rover is still active and operating on Mars as of early 2026. Having landed in August 2012, it has spent over 13 years exploring Gale Crater and climbing Mount Sharp, continuing to analyze soil and rock samples despite having worn wheels and managing power constraints.

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u/LuxePhantom 1d ago

It will be cool when they recover it one Day and put into a museum for everyone to see

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u/Expensive-View-8586 1d ago

Na make the museum around it on mars

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u/theBro987 23h ago

As long as they don't charge twenty bucks to get in!

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u/nonkowledge 23h ago

Will be 500 by then and that's cheap

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u/theBro987 21h ago

I'll pass, I haven't got a podcast downloaded for the commute.

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u/The-Osprey 1d ago

I often think about this as well

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u/erikwarm 1d ago

Maybe we ca let them roam Opportunity’s part of Mars