NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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On the plains of Jezero, the secrets of Mars' past await us! Follow for the latest news, updates, pretty pics, and community discussion on NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's most ambitious mission to Mars!

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Meanwhile in Gale crater! Wounded But Still Traversing - 4,088 mars days and 31.35 km (19.48 miles) since Curiosity Rover landed. (lemmy.world)

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I know it's the Perseverance page, but I thought you nay like to see this MAHLI camera image from Sol 4088 - Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

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[–] FabledAepitaph 9 points 9 months ago

Don't want this to be misconstrued as a criticism, but what was the reasoning behind going with this wheel design? Seems like even a modest rubberization would have allowed the rover to go hundreds or thousands of miles before damage. Is the environment really that harsh? UV rays would have disintegrated the rubber? Might Google later.