Post · bonfire.cafe

@Federation_Bot 2 wk. ago

Mars rover Perseverance finally made a move today to set a new record for the distance traveled by a rover on a distant planet - 45.22 km.

It had stayed put in its previous location for 26 days exploring the “Lac de Charmes” area.

This breaks the record held by rover Opportunity, which took almost 3 times as long to cover that distance.

Congratulations Percy!
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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/location-map/
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Table of Mars rovers, the distance traveled and the time period of activity

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on March 11, 2026, the 1,797th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on the “Arathusa” rocky outcrop after creating a whitish circular abrasion patch. The crater’s western rim of Jezero Crater is visible in the background. — Table of Mars rovers, the distance traveled and the time period of activity NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on March 11, 2026, the 1,797th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on the “Arathusa” rocky outcrop after creating a whitish circular abrasion patch. The crater’s western rim of Jezero Crater is visible in the background.

Perseverance Rover Location Map

NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater, an area with an ancient delta, on Feb. 18, 2021. Scroll and pan around this map to see the rover’s latest location and traverse path, as it seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of Mars rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) for potential future return to Earth.

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