Things You Didn’t Know About NASA’s Mars Rovers
Sojourner was followed by Spirit and Opportunity, both landing on Mars in 2004. That unfortunate malfunction led to a surprising discovery by Spirit. Slow and steady The Mars rovers are way slower than you think. Models of NASA’s Sojourner, Spirit, and Curiosity rovers.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech But when it comes to the total distance traversed, the rovers are achingly slow. The Curiosity rover is carrying a1909 VDB penny minted in Philadelphiaduring the first year that Lincoln cents became available....