NASA Curiosity rover hits 5,000-day milestone on Mars
NASA confirmed on Wednesday that its Curiosity rover has officially spent 5,000 Martian days conducting research on the Red Planet. For context, a single day on Mars lasts approximately 24.6 hours. The space agency noted that the rover is presently investigating a wind-sculpted ripple; it is using its wheel to scrape the surface before deploying its onboard cameras and scientific tools to analyze the resulting trench.
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