Named for the Curies, and the isotope that has analysed the soil of Mars.
- Atomic number
- 96
- Atomic mass
- [247] u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Rn] 5f⁷ 6d¹ 7s²
- Melting point
- 1,618 K · 1,344.9 °C
- Boiling point
- 3,400 K · 3,126.9 °C
- Density
- 13.51 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 1.28
- Period / Group
- 7 / —
- Discovery year
- 1944