NASA celebrates Mars rover Perseverance's first steps, other milestones
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NASA got its Perseverance rover rolling on Mars, as the space agency celebrated the rover's first drive and other milestones Friday.
Perseverance's six wheels propel it forward at a top speed of .1 miles per hour, which sounds like a snail's pace by Earth's standards, but is lightning fast on Mars 141 million miles away. "The rover’s six-wheel drive responded superbly," said Anais Zarifian, Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mobility test bed engineer. "We are now confident our drive system is good to go, capable of taking us wherever the science leads us over the next two years."More Related News