Flying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 18 days agoOne of the Curiosity rover's wheels after over 11 years on Marslemmy.worldimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1474arrow-down13
arrow-up1471arrow-down1imageOne of the Curiosity rover's wheels after over 11 years on Marslemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squaresgibson5150@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up52·18 days agoI feel this. It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 days agoThat thing hasn’t even traveled 20 miles I think. Going to say it must be getting a lot of damage from winds or something. Someone said it is aluminum.
minus-squarejollinkfedilinkarrow-up8·17 days agoMartian winds can’t damage anything at all. Actually that’s the main reason why rocks are super sharp, and cause this much damage.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoYeah I was wondering that, they always talk about storms, but the rockz would have rounded out.
minus-squaresgibson5150@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoI think by “mileage” Indy meant less “distance traveled” and more “use” or “wear & tear”.
I feel this. It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.
That thing hasn’t even traveled 20 miles I think. Going to say it must be getting a lot of damage from winds or something. Someone said it is aluminum.
Martian winds can’t damage anything at all. Actually that’s the main reason why rocks are super sharp, and cause this much damage.
Yeah I was wondering that, they always talk about storms, but the rockz would have rounded out.
I think by “mileage” Indy meant less “distance traveled” and more “use” or “wear & tear”.