A systems check on the Perseverance Mars rover by NASA has left tracks on Mars. Here’s more from Astronomy Now:
During tests of the rover’s mobility system, a microphone captured the sounds of its six metal wheels crunching across the surface. This image, captured by the rover’s left-side navigation camera on 7 March, shows the robot’s tire tracks in the dusty soil of Jezero Crater. The rim of the crater is visible on the horizon, along with mesa-like remnants of an ancient river delta that may hold signs of past microbial life. NASA has posted an audio file
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