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NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About To Finish A Marathon

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May 14, 2026 • 119 views
Original source: Universe Today

Perseverance has travelled almost 26 miles, or 42 km. That's just shy of a marathon, which is 26.2 miles or 42.195 kilometers. Along the way, it's abraded and studied 62 rocks and collected 27 rock cores. And it's not done yet.

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