Vehicle had no problem going 6.5 metres, turning and backing up, then photographed its own wheel marks on planet’s surface
Nasa’s Mars rover Perseverance has taken a short drive two weeks after touching down, mission managers have said.
The six-wheeled, car-sized probe went 6.5 metres (21.3 feet) during a half-hour test within Jezero crater, an ancient lake bed and river delta.
Vehicle had no problem going 6.5 metres, turning and backing up, then photographed its own wheel marks on planet’s surface
Nasa’s Mars rover Perseverance has taken a short drive two weeks after touching down, mission managers have said.
The six-wheeled, car-sized probe went 6.5 metres (21.3 feet) during a half-hour test within Jezero crater, an ancient lake bed and river delta.
