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Perseverance has broken a major driving record on Mars, showing how far the rover has come during its mission.
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has set a new record for the longest distance traveled on the surface of another planet, the space agency said.
A band of wind-carved cliffs stretches roughly 10 miles (16 kilometers) across the northwestern reaches of Mount Sharp on Mars, and NASA’s Curiosity rover is climbing toward it. A newly released panorama offers the most detailed view yet of these formations, known as yardangs, which mission scientists have long wanted to examine up close.