{"id":629249,"date":"2026-10-13T11:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/629249\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:06:10","slug":"nasa-mars-rover-sets-new-off-earth-driving-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/629249\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Mars Rover Sets New Off-Earth Driving Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A view from a\u00a0navigation camera aboard Perseverance on Oct. 11, the day the rover broke the record for distance traveled on another world.<\/p>\n

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NASA\u2019s Mars rover Perseverance has surpassed the off-Earth driving record set by a predecessor rover, Opportunity. Perseverance reached the milestone of 28.1 mi. on Oct. 11\u2014its 2,006th day on Mars\u2014as it traveled in a region off the western rim of Jezero Crater. The rover landed on the crater floor…<\/p>\n

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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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