Mars Rover Sets Off-World Driving Record

Monday, July 28, 2014 - 16:20 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover, which landed on the Red Planet in 2004, now holds the off-Earth roving distance record after accruing 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving, and is not far from completing the first extraterrestrial marathon. The previous record was held by the Soviet Union's Lunokhod 2 rover.

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