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		krallja on March 22, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads You're probably thinking of Spirit and Opportunity, the smaller rovers which landed in the early 2000s and long outlived their primary scientific missions. This is Curiosity, the SUV-sized rover which landed in 2012, and is still in its primary mission.

JetDogRush on March 22, 2017 | [–]

Not quite - primary mission was two years (one Martian year). We are in Extended Mission #2.

krallja on March 22, 2017 | | [–]

Oops, you're right! Thanks.

tetraodonpuffer on March 22, 2017 | [–]

this picture definitely helps with comparing the relative scales of the rovers

https://marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov/images/Evans_Mars_Yard.jpg

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