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14 years on Mars takes its toll. Sol 4963 wheel-check (July 23, 2026) (thelemmy.club)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/curiosityrover@lemmy.world
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'Tis But A Scratch!

Still plenty of miles on these wheels

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Just so little? Is Mars' surface so corrosive then or why are the wheels knackered?

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago

    The wheels are built extremely thin (0.75mm aluminium) to save on weight. The rover is incredibly heavy (340kg/750lbs in Mars gravity) on those paper-thin wheels, I'm really amazed it held this far.

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