Mars is a lonely place, and it just got even more lonely for one rover. NASA agency perseverance He parted ways with Lumpy Stone who had been his companion for over a year.
Last spring, a single photo of Perseverance Wheels Uncover a small rock along for the ride. It was taken recently pictureHowever, it appears Single aluminum wheel without that had been stuck there all these months. Sorrow was the news Certain Posted on Twitter by Gwénaël Caravaca, a planetary geologist at NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, who said goodbye to Percy’s pet rock.
The rock has gained somewhat of a cult following, As fans followed the adventures of the rover and its baby friend. These fans responded to the news by comparing the rock to Wilson, the famous red-faced volleyball who became Tom Hanks’ sidekick in the movie. forsaken before getting lost at sea. 1 Twitter user booksWe all knew this day could come, but still…
It was the rock of pet perseverance Discovered in an image taken on February 25, 2022, and continued to appear later in the rover’s selfies. Percy’s pet rock has spent a total of 427 Martian days inside wheeltravels about 6 miles (10 kilometers) across the Martian terrain.
At that time, NASA decided that the rock posed no danger to Perseverance and that it would eventually fall. It took over general, but this expectation was justified.
Perseverance still has Your companion on Mars: the Versatility helicopter. This little chopper won’t do that finish, and recently scored its 50th A flight on Mars surface when it was originally planned To perform only five short hops. The rover is captured c newLoser picture Tact this month.
Creativity has its good qualities, but we still need some time to get over the loss of R.ocky.
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