Mars: NASA rover Perseverance completes first drive
Moving a few meters back and forth, the short trip was a mobility test for the Perseverance rover. It comes just two weeks after touching down on the red planet.
During its first test drive on Mars, Perseverance made several images of its wheels rolling through a Martian landscape
The Perseverance rover hit a new milestone this week, taking its first test drive on the red planet, NASA announced on Friday.
The Mars rover ventured drove 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in 33 minutes, the US space agency said.
In total, the six-wheeled, car-sized astrobiology probe moved forward 4 meters, turned in place to the left and then backed up another 2.5 meters to park temporarily.