Mattel is gearing up of Curiosity as part of its Hot Wheels car line. The new plaything, which is the first NASA mission since 1999 to be made into a Hot Wheels toy, comes in at a 1:64 scale of the original NASA robot. It measures 2 inches long by 1.5 inches high by 1.25 inches wide.

As you might expect, the low cost Hot Wheels version of the Curiosity Rover isnt a perfect replica of the $2.5 billion real-deal. The toy lacks the spacecrafts crane and chute, but the six-wheel buggy does have the motor, drill and camera detailed in its cast.

Although NASAs rover successfully touched down on the red planet earlier this week, Mattels Hot Wheels version of the Curiosity machine, expected to be priced just over a dollar, wont be parachuting into stores .

If you cant wait until next month for some Mars-based amusement, you can alwaysbuild , or get a on Xbox Live.

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