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Perseverance drives on Mars’ terrain for first time – SatelliteProME.com
As part of its mission, the rover would characterise the Red Planet’s geology and past climate, and pave the way for human exploration of Mars.
As part of its mission, the rover would characterise the Red Planet’s geology and past climate, and pave the way for human exploration of Mars.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASAs Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has performed its first drive on Mars, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of many milestones as team members check out and calibrate every system, subsystem, and instrument on Perseverance. Once the rover begins pursuing…
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