NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover

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4312 - Wheel check (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by paulhammond5155 to c/curiosityrover

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It's had a tough journey, but it's still trucking

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (7 children)

That's incredible that a) it's had that much damage and b) it's still going!
Any estimates on lifespan left of the wheel/tyre?

[–] Kiwi_fella 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Scientists approve of littering on another planet."

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

To be fair the scientific ideal is to one day recover it to be placed in a museum.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

It's not garbage when it's on a podium

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