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The Perseverance rover from Mars has circled the Red Planet for the first time. The vehicle, which weighs about a ton, traveled a total of 6.5 meters in 33 minutes, according to the NASA space agency.
According to NASA, it was a test drive. “That was our first opportunity … to take Perseverance for a spin,” said Anais Zarifian, an engineer at NASA in Pasadena, California. The trip went “incredibly well” and was a “great milestone for the mission.” He announced longer trips in the future: “That was just the beginning.”
Started in july
Perseverance (German: “perseverance” or “perseverance”) left Earth last July and landed on Mars in mid-February. It is said to be looking for traces of previous microbial life on the Red Planet for several years. The SUV-sized vehicle has a two-meter-long robotic arm, as well as 19 cameras and two microphones.
Perseverance also has on board the “Ingenuity” mini ultralight helicopter, which will be the first aircraft to fly over a strange planet. The team is currently taking on a test flight in late spring or early summer, NASA said.
