Perseverance Completes 26.2-Mile Mars Marathon in 5 Years, 4 Months
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Updated · Space.com · Jun 29
Perseverance Completes 26.2-Mile Mars Marathon in 5 Years, 4 Months
3 articles · Updated · Space.com · Jun 29
Summary
June 14 marked Perseverance's 26.2-mile, or 42.2-kilometer, driving milestone in Jezero Crater, five years and four months after its 2021 landing.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the rover on June 13 in the "home stretch" near the Arbot region, giving scientists an orbital view of its route.
Opportunity also reached marathon distance on Mars, but needed more than 11 years, underscoring how quickly Perseverance has covered ground while continuing science operations.
Over that traverse, Perseverance has gathered images, data and rock samples, including observations last year and more recently that NASA says add to evidence of possible past Martian life.