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That's One Small Step for a Mars Rover
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Space / 2019-10-24

That's One Small Step for a Mars Rover

That's One Small Step for a Mars Rover

NASA's image library records That's One Small Step for a Mars Rover.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This time-lapse video, taken on Oct. 8, 2019, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, captures the first time the Mars 2020 rover carries its full weight on its legs and wheels. The rover was photographed in JPL's Simulator Building, where it underwent weeks of testing. Movie available at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catal

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A CLOSER LOOK

This time-lapse video, taken on Oct. 8, 2019, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, captures the first time the Mars 2020 rover carries its full weight on its legs and wheels. The rover was photographed in JPL's Simulator Building, where it underwent weeks of testing. Movie available at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23468

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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

NASA Image and Video LibraryThat's One Small Step for a Mars Rover

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