Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads

Re:Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads by pfortuny on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @09:32AM (#13930712)

So ir broke after how many years of life longer than the expected utility? Like forever, iirc...

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Re:Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads by krallja on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @09:37AM (#13930751)

You're probably thinking of Spirit and Opportunity, the smaller rovers which landed in the early 2000s and long outlived their primary scientific missions. This is Curiosity, the SUV-sized rover which landed in 2012, and is still in its primary mission.

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Re:Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads by JetDogRush on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @09:39AM (#13930765)

Not quite - primary mission was two years (one Martian year). We are in Extended Mission #2.

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Re:Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads by krallja on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @03:25PM (#13933937)

Oops, you're right! Thanks.

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Re:Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads by tetraodonpuffer on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @09:40AM (#13930771)

this picture definitely helps with comparing the relative scales of the rovers

https://marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov/images/Evans_Mars_Yard.jpg

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