NASA’s Beloved Curiosity Rover Hasn’t Even Driven a Whole Mile Yet

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover arrived on Mars last August to much fanfare, but its trails on the planet so far are pretty meager — not even a mile. Extra-planetary rovers travel slowly. In fact, all of the man-made rovers combined, both Lunar and Martian, have only explored a grand total of 113 miles — less than what you would cover in two hours on a highway without traffic.
A new chart from Space.com’s Karl Tate gives the breakdown so far:

You’ve got to hand it to the Mars Rover Opportunity, which today celebrates its ninth anniversary of life on the Red Planet. If it can last just a little longer, it stands a chance of overtaking the Apollo 17 vehicle, and maybe even Lunokhod 2, which… Continue reading…
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