Curiosity Mars rover adds reverse driving for wheel protection
Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
Terrain that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is now crossing is as smooth as team members had anticipated based on earlier images from orbit. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the rover covered 329 feet (100.3 meters), the mission's first long trek that used reverse driving and its farthest one-day advance of any kind in more than three months.
