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NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has broken a landmark distance record

NPR | By Ari Daniel
Published October 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM CDT

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has just hit a milestone — for the longest distance traveled by an off-Earth vehicle.

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