A record set in history by the Mars exploration vehicle Perseverance
Perseverance traveled 45.22 kilometers on the surface of Mars, becoming the vehicle that traveled the longest distance on a planet other than Earth.
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NASA's Perseverance rover broke the record for the longest distance traveled on a planet other than Earth by traveling 45.22 kilometers on Mars.
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Perseverance has been continuing its exploration activities on the surface of Mars since 2021.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) robotic Perseverance rover has traveled 45.22 kilometers since arriving on Mars in 2021, covering "the longest distance ever reached by any vehicle on the surface of any planet other than Earth."
NASA made a new statement about the mission of the car-sized 6-wheeled Perseverance rover on Mars. In the statement, it was reported that the rover has traveled 45.22 kilometers on the surface of Mars since 2021, thus the spacecraft has covered the "longest distance" ever reached by any vehicle on the surface of any planet other than Earth.
It was emphasized that the Perseverance rover surpassed the record of 45.16 kilometers set by the Opportunity rover, which operated on Mars from 2004 to 2018. It was noted that the Perseverance rover, which broke the distance record on the 206th day of its mission, covered the distance in 5.5 years that Opportunity covered in approximately 15 years.
EXPLORATION WORKS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF 2028
Steven Lee, project manager of the Perseverance vehicles, said, "The mission had a maximum drive of 12.4 miles (19.96 kilometers). We have far exceeded this, and with all locomotion systems fully operational and the positive results of long-term ground tests, we expect Perseverance to further improve this record in the coming years."
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Perseverance will continue to improve the record
Very likely · Within months
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- How far will Perseverance travel in total?
