NASA's Perseverance Rover Sets World Record For Longest Drive On Mars

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has set a world record by driving farther than any vehicle has ever travelled on the surface of another world. On October 11, the rover's odometer reached 45.22 kilometres, surpassing the previous record of 45.16 kilometres set by NASA's Opportunity rover, which explored Mars from 2004 to 2018, according to NASA.Perseverance achieved the milestone on the 2,006th Martian day, or sol, of its mission. It covered the distance in five and a half years, while Opportunity took almost 15 years to travel the same distance.The milestone came as Perseverance travelled towards an area called Idubi through a region near the western rim of Jezero Crater known as Lac de Charmes.