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Mission / Mars

Curiosity (MSL)

NASA · 2011–now · also Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Curiosity rover

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, operating in Gale crater since 2012; its autonomy software includes AEGIS target selection.

Official mission page

Papers: 160
Named in: 63 in title · 160 in abstract · 62 in keywords

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Top techniques

Perception & State Estimation25
Surface Mobility & Terramechanics23
Learning-based Methods21
Design, Mechanisms & Hardware19
Manipulation & Grasping18
Motion Planning & Navigation15

Top venues

IEEE Aerospace20
ICES8
SMC-IT/SCC6
LPSC5
AIAA SciTech4
Aerospace Mechanisms3

Also mentioned

Perseverance (Mars 2020)44
Spirit & Opportunity (MER)22
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter7
Mars Sample Return6
Rosalind Franklin (ExoMars)3
CLPS2

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Manipulation & Grasping0Surface Mobility & Terramechanics0Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers0Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking0Perception & State Estimation1Motion Planning & Navigation1Guidance, Dynamics & Control2Learning-based Methods1Foundation Models & LLMs0Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations1HRI & Teleoperation0Multi-Robot & Swarms0Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks0Design, Mechanisms & Hardware1

Preprint (arXiv only)29Any workshop2

Space robotics & aerospace

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Robotics

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6 papers naming Curiosity

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R-Hope: Development Approach to Extreme Non-Volatile Memory Reuse Onboard the Curiosity Rover

Alexandra Holloway, DJ Byrne, Nick PeperSMC-IT/SCC 2021 5 citedJul 1, 2021

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Curiosity

Jul 1, 2021

The Curiosity Mars Rover's Fault Protection Engine

Ed BenowitzSMC-IT/SCC 2014 10 citedSep 1, 2014

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Guidance, Dynamics & Control Curiosity

Sep 1, 2014

Maintaining Mars Rover Operations Software on a Budget

Emily Newman, Harel Dor, Michael A. Hans, Aaron G. Curtis +3 moreSMC-IT/SCC 2024Jul 15, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Curiosity

Jul 15, 2024

Telemetry Anomaly Detection System Using Machine Learning to Streamline Mission Operations

Michela Muñoz Fernández, Yisong Yue, Romann M. WeberSMC-IT/SCC 2017 24 citedSep 1, 2017

Space × AIAutonomy, Task Planning & Operations Learning-based Methods Guidance, Dynamics & Control Curiosity

Sep 1, 2017

Stereo Vision Based Navigation for Lunar Rover: A Hardware-Software Co-Design Approach

Alexey Simonov, Mukesh Jha, Max Shevtsov, Sergio Sirota +2 moreSMC-IT/SCC 2025Jul 28, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Perseverance Curiosity Spirit & Opportunity

Jul 28, 2025

Computer Security as an Engineering Practice: A System Engineering Discussion

Robert M. BeswickSMC-IT/SCC 2017 3 citedSep 1, 2017

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Curiosity

Sep 1, 2017