NASA's Curiosity rover celebrated its 14th anniversary on Mars this week. The rover landed on the red planet in August 2012. Scientists on Earth watched with joy and excitement. Curiosity has been exploring Mars for 14 years now. The rover studies rocks and weather on Mars. It sends important information back to Earth every day.
Right now, Curiosity is climbing Mount Sharp, a big mountain on Mars. The climb is very steep in some places. The rover uses special tools to measure rocks and take pictures. Scientists want to learn about Mars' past. The rocks show that Mars was very windy and had some water billions of years ago.