Nasa’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 6.4 metres on the odometer in its first test drive.
The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after landing on the red planet to seek signs of past life.
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The Perseverance rover went for its first drive on Mars on Thursday.
The roundabout, back and forth drive lasted just 33 minutes and went so well that the six-wheeled rover was back on the move Friday.
During a news conference Friday, Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shared photos of the tyre tracks over and around small rocks.