Curiosity Rover Takes Longest Drive on Mars Yet

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 16:30 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity performed its longest one-day drive yet on Sept. 5, putting it within striking distance of an interesting patch of rocks called Waypoint 1 — a point on its approximately 5.3-mile (8.6 kilometer) trek that signifies the 1/5 poin

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