# When will the new mars rover start doing interesting things?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-new-mars-rover-start-doing-interesting-things/630643>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 6, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-new-mars-rover-start-doing-interesting-things/630643 "2012-08-06T18:58:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-new-mars-rover-start-doing-interesting-things/630643/61 "2012-08-29T14:47:19Z")

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> [@AndrewL](#):
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> BBC is not being quite correct. Curiosity has transmitted more data than all previous probes had after being on the surface for the same amount of time. It hasn’t yet transmitted more data than all previous probes has during their entire time on mars.

I see. Thanks. I may have misunderstood the BBC report.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-new-mars-rover-start-doing-interesting-things/630643/62 "2012-08-29T14:58:37Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Curiosity has transmitted [the first song from Mars](http://news.discovery.com/space/curiosity-transmits-new-william-song-from-mars-120828.html) (will.i.am’s “Reach for the Stars”).

Sadly it only got two yesses from the judges and Curiosity won’t be going through to the live shows. 😃

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