With the Mars Rover “Curiosity” set to land this weekend on the Red Planet, gamers can check out all the action via their Xbox 360 dashboard, where a Mars Rover section has been setup.  From there, fans can take a quiz regarding the mission, learn about the engineering that made it all possible and more.

The landing will take place on Sunday evening and Xbox 360 users can join NASA TV to see it all go down, right before the landing occurs.

In addition, there is a free Kinect Mars Rover simulator that is currently available for download.  The simulator includes a few achievements and does help increase your Gamerscore, so have at it!