{"id":618677,"date":"2026-09-08T23:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/618677\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T23:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:00:11","slug":"perseverance-nears-off-earth-roving-distance-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/618677\/","title":{"rendered":"Perseverance Nears Off-Earth Roving Distance Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After sampling a rock that scientists believe contains the best chance of finding biosignatures, NASA\u2019s Mars Perseverance rover climbed out of Jezero Crater in December 2024 and is now exploring an area west of the crater rim.<\/p>\n

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When NASA reopened the exploration of Mars with the 1997 Pathfinder mission, it included a small, wheeled rover named Sojourner as a technology demonstration. \u201cAt the time, the majority of the planetary science community didn\u2019t really think mobility was much of an advantage,\u201d Matt Wallace, deputy…<\/p>\n

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Irene Klotz<\/a><\/p>\n

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.<\/p>\n

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