A year ago on August 6, the Mars rover named Curiosity landed on the red planet with a goal to study Mars’ environment.
Scientists at NASA sent it to specific locations on the planet to see whether those spots ever had life and to study if Mars could ever be habitable for humans. Over the past year, Curiosity has sent back tons of information that has helped scientists better understand the planet and space itself, so NASA and the rover rightfully decided to celebrate its “birthday” on Mars.
Despite being alone on the planet, Curisoty sang the song “Happy Birthday” to itself at the start of the day.
Scientists on Earth helped Curiosity turn its motor (that is normally used to help it move through and analyze Mars’ soil) into a musical instrument that hit all the right notes! You can check out the whole thing here in the video below: