NASA’s Mars Rover Nears Marathon Distance, Chasing Traces of Ancient Life
PASADENA, California, May 29, 2026, 09:06 PDT NASA’s Perseverance rover is just shy of notching a marathon on Martian soil, tallying 26.09 miles—41.99 kilometers—since its 2021 touchdown. Only a handful of weeks left before it breaks the 26.22-mile threshold. “We expect it to hit that mark in about a month,” Perseverance mission manager Robert Hogg told Reuters. (Reuters) The odometer’s
