NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven close to 42 kilometres on the surface of Mars. The marathon distance, officially measured at 42.195 kilometres, is now within reach. For a Mars rover, 42 kilometres is a respectable but not heroic figure. The current distance record on another planet belongs to NASA’s Opportunity rover, which managed 45.16 kilometres [...] The post NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to finish its first marathon on Mars, and it’s taken the six-wheeled robot more than five years to do it appeared first on Space Daily .
NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to finish its first marathon on Mars, and it’s taken the six-wheeled robot more than five years to do it
